Sprouts Farmers Market (Sprouts Farmers Market) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.45 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Sprouts Farmers Market's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $127 Mil. Sprouts Farmers Market's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,533 Mil. Sprouts Farmers Market's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,149 Mil. Sprouts Farmers Market's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.45.

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 Sprouts Farmers Market's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SFM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 1.22 Max: 2.98
Current: 1.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sprouts Farmers Market was 2.98. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 1.22.

SFM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
76.53% of 277 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs SFM: 1.45

Sprouts Farmers Market Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sprouts Farmers Market's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Sprouts Farmers Market Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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2.98

1.66

1.57

1.47

1.45

Sprouts Farmers Market Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.47	1.55	1.50	1.48	1.45

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sprouts Farmers Market'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.

Sprouts Farmers Market Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sprouts Farmers Market's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Sprouts Farmers Market Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sprouts Farmers Market'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
	=	(127.303	+	1533.361)	/	1148.547
	=	1.45

Sprouts Farmers Market'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
	=	(127.303	+	1533.361)	/	1148.547
	=	1.45

Sprouts Farmers Market (NAS:SFM) 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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Sprouts Farmers Market (Sprouts Farmers Market) Business Description

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Address

5455 East High Street, Suite 111, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85054

Website

https://www.sprouts.com

Sprouts Farmers Market is an American specialty grocer offering an assortment highlighting fresh and naturally derived products. Its offerings are especially focused on produce, which constituted around 20% of sales in fiscal 2022. Founded in 2002, the chain is most heavily concentrated in California, which accounted for over one third of its 386 stores as of the end of fiscal 2022. All of the company's operations are in the United States, with its stores largely located in the southern half of the country. Private-label products accounted for nearly 20% of sales in fiscal 2022.

Executives

Brandon F. Lombardi	officer: Chief Legal Officer	11811 N. TATUM BOULEVARD SUITE 2400, PHOENIX AZ 85028
David Mcglinchey	officer: Chief Merchandising Officer	5455 E. HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Douglas Gregory Rauch	director	54 WILDE ROAD, WABAN MA 02468
Joseph L Hurley	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Jack Sinclair	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	800 WEST 1ST STREET, APT. 2308, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Lawrence Molloy	director	19601 N 27TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Stacy W. Hilgendorf	officer: VP, Controller	14624 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
James H Bahrenburg	officer: Chief Technology Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Kim Coffin	officer: SVP, Chief Forager	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
John Scott Neal	officer: Chief Fresh Merchandising Off.	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Timmi Zalatoris	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Nicholas Konat	officer: President & COO	10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Dan J Sanders	officer: Chief Operations Officer	5455 E. HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Alisa Gmelich	officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Hari K. Avula	director	5455 EAST HIGHT STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054