OSB Group (LSE:OSB) Debt-to-Equity : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is OSB Group Debt-to-Equity?

OSB Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.0 Mil. OSB Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £1,411.9 Mil. OSB Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £2,144.5 Mil. OSB Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.66.

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 OSB Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:OSB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05 Med: 0.25 Max: 1.13
Current: 0.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of OSB Group was 1.13. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.25.

LSE:OSB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.33% of 1393 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.69 vs LSE:OSB: 0.66

OSB Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for OSB Group's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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OSB Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

OSB Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.25

0.30

0.25

0.13

0.66

OSB Group Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.25	0.20	0.13	0.38	0.66

Competitive Comparison of OSB Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, OSB Group'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.

OSB Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, OSB Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where OSB Group's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

OSB Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

OSB Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0	+	1411.9)	/	2144.5
	=	0.66

OSB Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0	+	1411.9)	/	2144.5
	=	0.66

OSB Group (LSE:OSB) 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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OSB Group (LSE:OSB) Business Description

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Address

OSB House, Quayside, Maritime, Chatham, Kent, GBR, ME4 4QZ

Website

https://www.osb.co.uk

OSB Group PLC is a specialist mortgage lender, focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. The company provides loans to entities and individuals, secured on residential property held for investment purposes and secured on commercial and semi-commercial properties held for investment purposes or for owner-occupation. It provides development loans to small- and medium-sized developers of residential property. It also provides funding lines (loans) to non-bank finance companies secured against portfolios of financial assets, principally mortgages and leases, and loans under hire purchase, leasing and refinancing arrangements to UK SMEs and small corporates to finance business-critical assets.