Breedon Group (LSE:BREE) Debt-to-Equity : 0.27 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Breedon Group Debt-to-Equity?

Breedon Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £8 Mil. Breedon Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £289 Mil. Breedon Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £1,110 Mil. Breedon Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27.

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 Breedon Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BREE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 0.33 Max: 0.49
Current: 0.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Breedon Group was 0.49. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.33.

LSE:BREE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
60.17% of 354 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs LSE:BREE: 0.27

Breedon Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Breedon Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Breedon Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.37

0.39

0.31

0.29

0.27

Breedon Group Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.31	0.30	0.29	0.28	0.27

Competitive Comparison of Breedon Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Breedon Group'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.

Breedon Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Breedon Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Breedon Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Breedon Group'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
	=	(8.1	+	288.7)	/	1110.4
	=	0.27

Breedon Group'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
	=	(8.1	+	288.7)	/	1110.4
	=	0.27

Breedon Group (LSE:BREE) 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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Breedon Group (LSE:BREE) Business Description

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Address

28 Esplanade, Saint Helier, JEY, JE2 3QA

Website

https://www.breedongroup.com

Breedon Group PLC is a producer of construction materials. The products include aggregates such as polished stone value stones, sub-base materials and sands for the road construction industry, milled limestones for agricultural applications, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, concrete beams and blocks, and cement. The company also offers surfacing and contracting services, which lays asphalt and other bituminous bound materials. Breedon's customers range from civil engineering businesses over local authorities and utilities companies to homes and smaller businesses. The company generates a majority of its revenue in the United Kingdom.

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