Hudaco Industries (JSE:HDC) Debt-to-Equity : 0.53 (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Hudaco Industries Debt-to-Equity?

Hudaco Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was R217 Mil. Hudaco Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was R1,511 Mil. Hudaco Industries's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was R3,285 Mil. Hudaco Industries's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.53.

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 Hudaco Industries's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:HDC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28 Med: 0.44 Max: 0.57
Current: 0.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Hudaco Industries was 0.57. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.44.

JSE:HDC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
52.24% of 134 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.5 vs JSE:HDC: 0.53

Hudaco Industries Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Hudaco Industries Debt-to-Equity Chart

Hudaco Industries Annual Data

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Nov16

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Nov20

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Nov22

Nov23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.39

0.51

0.41

0.42

0.53

Hudaco Industries Semi-Annual Data
	May14	Nov14	May15	Nov15	May16	Nov16	May17	Nov17	May18	Nov18	May19	Nov19	May20	Nov20	May21	Nov21	May22	Nov22	May23	Nov23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.41	0.47	0.42	0.52	0.53

Competitive Comparison of Hudaco Industries's Debt-to-Equity

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Hudaco Industries'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.

Hudaco Industries's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Hudaco Industries's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Hudaco Industries Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Hudaco Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 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
	=	(217.093	+	1510.757)	/	3284.874
	=	0.53

Hudaco Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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
	=	(217.093	+	1510.757)	/	3284.874
	=	0.53

Hudaco Industries (JSE:HDC) 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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Hudaco Industries (JSE:HDC) Business Description

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Address

Emerald Boulevard, Greenstone Hill, Building 9, 1st Floor, Greenstone Hill Office Park, Edenvale, GT, ZAF, 1609

Website

http://www.hudaco.co.za

Hudaco Industries Ltd is engaged in importing and distributing branded automotive, industrial and electrical consumable products. The company operates in two business segment such as Consumer-related product segment which includes power tools, security equipment, communication equipment, automotive and batteries, and Engineering consumables segment which consist of bearings, diesel engines and spares, and power transmission. It generates maximum revenue from Consumer-related product segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from South Africa.

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