Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LSE:BGUK) Debt-to-Equity : 0.06 (As of Oct. 2023)

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What is Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Debt-to-Equity?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was £16.35 Mil. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was £253.53 Mil. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.06.

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 Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BGUK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.04 Max: 0.1
Current: 0.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust was 0.10. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.04.

LSE:BGUK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
80.38% of 1009 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs LSE:BGUK: 0.06

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Debt-to-Equity Chart

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Annual Data

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0.01

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0.05

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Semi-Annual Data
	Apr14	Oct14	Apr15	Oct15	Apr16	Oct16	Apr17	Oct17	Apr18	Oct18	Apr19	Oct19	Apr20	Oct20	Apr21	Oct21	Apr22	Oct22	Apr23	Oct23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.01	0.02	0.06	0.05	0.06

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust'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.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 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
	=	(0	+	14.45)	/	294.422
	=	0.05

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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
	=	(0	+	16.35)	/	253.533
	=	0.06

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LSE:BGUK) 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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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LSE:BGUK) Business Description

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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust PLC is an investment company and carries on business as an investment trust. The company invests in a portfolio of between 35 and 65 stocks principally selected for their potential to provide shareholders with attractive returns relative to the FTSE All-Share Index. The portfolio is invested primarily in listed UK equities. The principal investment objective of the company is to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index.

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