Lesaka Technologies (Lesaka Technologies) Debt-to-Equity : 0.70 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lesaka Technologies Debt-to-Equity?

Lesaka Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.8 Mil. Lesaka Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $143.4 Mil. Lesaka Technologies's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $260.2 Mil. Lesaka Technologies's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.

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 Lesaka Technologies's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSAK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.15 Max: 0.75
Current: 0.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lesaka Technologies was 0.75. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.15.

LSAK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.28% of 2224 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.21 vs LSAK: 0.70

Lesaka Technologies Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Lesaka Technologies Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lesaka Technologies Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.20

0.05

0.69

0.66

Lesaka Technologies 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															0.73	0.75	0.66	0.66	0.70

Competitive Comparison of Lesaka Technologies's Debt-to-Equity

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Lesaka Technologies'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.

Lesaka Technologies's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Lesaka Technologies's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Lesaka Technologies Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lesaka Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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
	=	(37.456	+	132.593)	/	258.907
	=	0.66

Lesaka Technologies'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
	=	(37.818	+	143.445)	/	260.152
	=	0.70

Lesaka Technologies (NAS:LSAK) 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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Lesaka Technologies (Lesaka Technologies) Business Description

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LSK:South Africa

Address

Corner Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road, President Place, 4th Floor, Rosebank, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196

Website

https://www.lesakatech.com

Lesaka Technologies Inc provides payment solutions, transaction processing solutions, and financial technologies. The company operates two reportable segments: Merchant and Consumer. The company operates mainly within South Africa. The Merchant segment that derives majority revenue includes activities related to the provision of goods and services provided to corporate and other juristic entities. It earns fees from processing activities performed for its customers and revenue generated from the distribution of prepaid airtime. The Consumer segment includes activities related to the provision of financial services to customers, including bank accounts, loans, and insurance products. The firm charges monthly administration fees for all bank accounts.

Executives

Ali Mazanderani	director	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD., ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Value Capital Partners (pty) Ltd	10 percent owner	ROSEBANK LINK, 173 OXFORD ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, GAUTENG T3 2196
Meyer Christopher G.b.	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Sharron Venessa Naidoo	director	643 WILLOWGROVE ROAD, DAINFERN T3 2055
Lincoln Camagu Mali	officer: CEO: South Africa	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Steven John Heilbron	director, officer: Connect Grp Chief Exec Officer	C/O SOUVARIS PROPERTIES 45 PTY LTD, 139 KLOOF ROAD, CLIFTON T3 8005
Monde Nkosi	director	C/O VALUE CAPITAL PARTNERS, 173 OXFORD ROAD, ROSEBANK LINK 8TH FLOOR, GAUTENG T3 2196
Anthony C Ball	director	PRIVATE BAG XI, NORTHLANDS T3 2116
Naeem Ebrahim Kola	director, officer: Group Chief Financial Officer	VILLA E2, STREET E13, DISTRICT 5, JUMEIRAH PARK, DUBAI C0 00000
Nonkululeko Nompumelelo Gobodo	director	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Nunthakumarin Pillay	officer: Managing Dir.: South Africa	PRESIDENT PLACE, 4TH FLOOR, CNR. JAN SMUTS AVENUE AND BOLTON ROAD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 T3
Jabulane Albert Mabuza	director	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD., ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Javed Hamid	director	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Ekta Singh-bushell	director	9197 S. PEORIA ST., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Kubandiran Pillay	director	C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUTS AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000