Mitchells & Butlers (LSE:MAB) Debt-to-Equity : 0.84 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Mitchells & Butlers Debt-to-Equity?

Mitchells & Butlers's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £177 Mil. Mitchells & Butlers's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £1,616 Mil. Mitchells & Butlers's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £2,130 Mil. Mitchells & Butlers's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.84.

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 Mitchells & Butlers's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MAB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84 Med: 1.19 Max: 1.87
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Mitchells & Butlers was 1.87. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.19.

LSE:MAB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
54.3% of 302 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.945 vs LSE:MAB: 0.84

Mitchells & Butlers Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitchells & Butlers's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Mitchells & Butlers Debt-to-Equity Chart

Mitchells & Butlers Annual Data

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Sep23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.90

1.38

0.98

0.91

0.84

Mitchells & Butlers 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															0.98	0.89	0.91	0.86	0.84

Competitive Comparison of Mitchells & Butlers's Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Mitchells & Butlers'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.

Mitchells & Butlers's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mitchells & Butlers's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Mitchells & Butlers Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Mitchells & Butlers's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year 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
	=	(177	+	1616)	/	2130
	=	0.84

Mitchells & Butlers'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
	=	(177	+	1616)	/	2130
	=	0.84

Mitchells & Butlers (LSE:MAB) 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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Mitchells & Butlers (LSE:MAB) Business Description

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Address

27 Fleet Street, Birmingham, GBR, B3 1JP

Website

https://www.mbplc.com

Mitchells & Butlers PLC operates more than 1,500 restaurants and pubs, predominantly in the United Kingdom. Total revenue is split roughly evenly between food sales and beverage sales. The company's brands include All Bar One, Alex, Harvester, Toby Carvery, Browns, Vintage Inns, Castle, Sizzling Pubs, and Miller & Carter. Nearly a quarter of Mitchells & Butlers' total sales are generated in London, and its only locations outside the United Kingdom are in Germany.