Wetherspoon (J D) (LSE:JDW) Debt-to-Equity : 3.15 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-Equity?

Wetherspoon (J D)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £51 Mil. Wetherspoon (J D)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £1,113 Mil. Wetherspoon (J D)'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £369 Mil. Wetherspoon (J D)'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.15.

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 Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:JDW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.44 Med: 3.19 Max: 5.37
Current: 3.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Wetherspoon (J D) was 5.37. The lowest was 2.44. And the median was 3.19.

LSE:JDW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
84.44% of 302 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.945 vs LSE:JDW: 3.15

Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-Equity Chart

Wetherspoon (J D) Annual Data

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Jul23

Debt-to-Equity

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2.46

4.93

5.09

4.37

2.94

Wetherspoon (J D) Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.37	4.37	3.25	2.94	3.15

Competitive Comparison of Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Wetherspoon (J D)'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.

Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 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
	=	(55.686	+	1119.437)	/	399.458
	=	2.94

Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(50.506	+	1112.817)	/	369.318
	=	3.15

Wetherspoon (J D) (LSE:JDW) 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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Wetherspoon (J D) (LSE:JDW) Business Description

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Address

Wetherspoon House, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford, GBR, WD24 4WL

Website

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com

Wetherspoon (J D) PLC owns and operates close to 1,000 pubs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The pubs generate nearly all of the company's total revenue, but it also has a very small hotel business. Its locations are in or near town centres or in suburban locations. It also has pubs in airports and railway stations. The company leases roughly half of its locations and owns the other half. Most of its pubs operate under individual brand names. Brands with multiple locations include Wetherspoon's and Moon Under Water.

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