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World Kinect (World Kinect) Debt-to-Equity : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is World Kinect Debt-to-Equity?

World Kinect's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $79 Mil. World Kinect's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $809 Mil. World Kinect's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,943 Mil. World Kinect's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

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 World Kinect's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WKC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 0.4   Max: 0.62
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of World Kinect was 0.62. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.40.

WKC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
51.33% of 830 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs WKC: 0.46

World Kinect Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Kinect'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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World Kinect Debt-to-Equity Chart

World Kinect Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.28 0.27 0.43 0.46

World Kinect 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 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 0.43 0.36 0.45 0.45 0.46

Competitive Comparison of World Kinect's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, World Kinect'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.


World Kinect's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, World Kinect's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



World Kinect Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

World Kinect's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

World Kinect's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


World Kinect  (NYSE:WKC) 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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World Kinect (World Kinect) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9800 Northwest 41st Street, Miami, FL, USA, 33178
World Kinect Corp is a global energy management company involved in providing supply fulfillment, energy procurement advisory services, and transaction and payment management solutions to commercial and industrial customers worldwide. It sells and delivers liquid fuels, natural gas, electricity, renewable energy, and other sustainability solutions.
Executives
Jill Smart director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Ken Bakshi director 63 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, MONTCLAIR NJ 07042
Michael Crosby officer: EVP, Global Land 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Jose-miguel Tejada officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 NW 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
John L Manley director 15211 MEDICI WAY, NAPLES FL 34110
John Peter Rau officer: EVP, Global Aviation & Marine 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Robert Alexander Lake officer: EVP, Chf. Legal Officer, CoSec C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Jorge L. Benitez director 5201 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 250, MIAMI FL 33126
Paul H Stebbins director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
Sharda Cherwoo director 160 WEST 66TH STREET, APT. 45F, NEW YORK NY 10023
Michael J Kasbar director, officer: President & COO C/ O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
Richard A Kassar director C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP., 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
J Thomas Presby director 198 KEELER ROAD, BRIDGEWATER CT 06752
Stephen K Roddenberry director C/O AKERMAN LLP, 98 SOUTHEAST SEVENTH STREET, MIAMI FL 33131
Jeffrey Paul Smith officer: EVP and COO C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178