Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Debt-to-Equity : 0.74 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Debt-to-Equity?

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM2,979 Mil. Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM7,469 Mil. Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM14,149 Mil. Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.74.

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 Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:2445' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 0.47 Max: 0.84
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 0.84. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 0.47.

XKLS:2445's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
75.88% of 1397 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs XKLS:2445: 0.74

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Debt-to-Equity Chart

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.63

0.61

0.75

0.67

0.70

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd 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															0.72	0.68	0.66	0.70	0.74

Competitive Comparison of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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
	=	(2917.399	+	7157.705)	/	14318.736
	=	0.70

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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
	=	(2979.077	+	7469.062)	/	14149.113
	=	0.74

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) 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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Business Description

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Address

No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000

Website

https://www.klk.com.my

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd harvests oil palm and rubber plantations in Southeast Asia. On top of utilizing the plantations, the company manufactures fatty acids and alcohols, oleochemicals, soaps, rubber gloves, and other specialty chemicals and is also engaged in the business of Property development. Its reportable segments include, Plantation, Manufacturing, Property Development , Investment Holding and Others. Majority of the revenue is generated from its manufacturing segment which is involved in manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet flooring products, pharmaceutical products, storing and distribution of bulk liquid, refining of palm products, kernel crushing and trading of palm products.

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