Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs (BKK:LST) Debt-to-Equity : 0.12 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Debt-to-Equity?

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿529 Mil. Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿63 Mil. Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿4,891 Mil. Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12.

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 Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:LST' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12 Med: 0.2 Max: 0.68
Current: 0.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs was 0.68. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.20.

BKK:LST's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
77.45% of 1641 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs BKK:LST: 0.12

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Annual Data

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0.22

0.12

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.22	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.12

Competitive Comparison of Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Debt-to-Equity

For the Farm Products subindustry, Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs'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.

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs'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
	=	(528.943	+	62.645)	/	4890.931
	=	0.12

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs'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
	=	(528.943	+	62.645)	/	4890.931
	=	0.12

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs (BKK:LST) 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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Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs (BKK:LST) Business Description

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Address

64, Soi Bangna-Trad 25, Bangna Nuea, Bangkok, THA, 10260

Website

http://www.lamsoon.co.th

Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs along with its subsidiaries is principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of palm oil. The group and its subsidiaries are organized into business units based on their products and services and have two reportable segments namely manufacturing and distribution of palm oil segment, which includes the generation of electricity from biogases, the by-products from palm oil manufacturing; and the manufacturing and distribution of processed fruits and vegetable segment. Geographically, operates through the region of Thailand and it holds a presence in the international market, however domestic sales account for the majority of revenue.

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