Fuller Smith & Turner (LSE:FSTA) Debt-to-Equity : 0.47 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Fuller Smith & Turner Debt-to-Equity?

Fuller Smith & Turner's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £10.8 Mil. Fuller Smith & Turner's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £197.6 Mil. Fuller Smith & Turner's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £442.8 Mil. Fuller Smith & Turner's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.47.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:FSTA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32 Med: 0.63 Max: 0.85
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Fuller Smith & Turner was 0.85. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.63.

LSE:FSTA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
75.17% of 302 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.945 vs LSE:FSTA: 0.47

Fuller Smith & Turner Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Fuller Smith & Turner Debt-to-Equity Chart

Fuller Smith & Turner Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

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Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.75

0.72

0.85

0.50

0.49

Fuller Smith & Turner Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.52	0.50	0.49	0.49	0.47

Competitive Comparison of Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Fuller Smith & Turner Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(10.8	+	206.3)	/	442.6
	=	0.49

Fuller Smith & Turner's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(10.8	+	197.6)	/	442.8
	=	0.47

Fuller Smith & Turner (LSE:FSTA) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Fuller Smith & Turner (LSE:FSTA) Business Description

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Address

86-93 Strand-on-the-Green, Pier House, London, GBR, W4 3NN

Website

https://www.fullers.co.uk

Fuller Smith & Turner PLC is a family-owned operator of pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom. The company functions through two segments: Managed Pubs and Hotels and Tenanted Inns. Managed Pubs and Hotels, which comprises managed pubs, managed hotels, Bel & The Dragon, and Cotswold Inns & Hotels. Tenanted Inns, which comprises pubs operated by third parties under tenancy or lease agreements. Managed Pubs and Hotels segment generates most of the revenue for the company.