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Dollar Tree (Dollar Tree) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.42 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Dollar Tree's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,513 Mil. Dollar Tree's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $8,874 Mil. Dollar Tree's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $7,313 Mil. Dollar Tree's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.42.

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 Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DLTR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 1.23   Max: 1.67
Current: 1.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Dollar Tree was 1.67. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.23.

DLTR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
75.36% of 276 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs DLTR: 1.42

Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dollar Tree Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.60 1.32 1.29 1.16 1.42

Dollar Tree Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.14 1.15 1.19 1.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar Tree'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.


Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dollar Tree's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Dollar Tree's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Dollar Tree  (NAS:DLTR) 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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Dollar Tree (Dollar Tree) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA, USA, 23320
Dollar Tree operates discount stores across the United States and Canada, with over 8,200 shops under its namesake banner and 8,350 under Family Dollar. About 45% of Dollar Tree's sales in fiscal 2022 were composed of consumables (including food, health and beauty, and cleaning products), nearly 50% from variety items (including toys and homewares), and over 5% from seasonal items. The Dollar Tree banner sells most of its merchandise at the $1.25 price point and positions its stores in well-populated suburban markets. Conversely, Family Dollar primarily sells consumable merchandise (nearly 80% of the banner's sales) at prices below $10. About two-thirds of Family Dollar's stores are located in urban and suburban markets, with the remaining one-third located in rural areas.
Executives
Mantle Ridge Lp other: Director by deputization 712 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 17F, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Aflatooni officer: Chief Information Officer DOLLAR TREE, INC., 500 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE VA 23328
Daniel J Heinrich director CLOROX CO, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Jonathan Leiken officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR RD., NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Diane Randolph director 1500 SOLANA BLVD, SUITE 3400, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Jennifer Hulett officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1500 SOLANA BLVD., SUITE 3400, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Michael J Kindy officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Jeffrey A. Davis officer: Chief Financial Officer 1200 WILSON DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Richard W Dreiling director, other: Executive Chairman C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Janet Dhillon officer: Chief Legal Officer 111 W RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Creedon Michael C Jr officer: Chief Operating Officer 833 KEITH ROAD, WAKE FOREST NC 27587
John W Flanigan officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Gatta Lawrence J. Jr. officer: Chief Merchandising Officer FD C/O LONGS DRUG STORES CORPORATION, 141 NORTH CIVIC DRIVE, WALNUT CREEK CA 94596
David A. Jacobs officer: Chief Strategy Officer 500 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE VA 23320
Kelly Edward J Iii director CIT GROUP INC, ONE CIT DRIVE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039

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