NWF Group (LSE:NWF) Debt-to-Equity : 0.35 (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is NWF Group Debt-to-Equity?

NWF Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £9.5 Mil. NWF Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £18.1 Mil. NWF Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £79.6 Mil. NWF Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.35.

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

LSE:NWF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16 Med: 0.38 Max: 0.87
Current: 0.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of NWF Group was 0.87. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.38.

LSE:NWF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
56.68% of 831 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs LSE:NWF: 0.35

NWF Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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NWF Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

NWF Group Annual Data

Trend

May14

May15

May16

May17

May18

May19

May20

May21

May22

May23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.28

0.86

0.59

0.42

0.38

NWF Group 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															0.69	0.42	0.44	0.38	0.35

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

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, NWF 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.

NWF Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, NWF Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

NWF Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

NWF Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 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
	=	(9.8	+	20)	/	77.9
	=	0.38

NWF Group'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
	=	(9.5	+	18.1)	/	79.6
	=	0.35

NWF Group (LSE:NWF) 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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NWF Group (LSE:NWF) Business Description

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Wardle, Nantwich, Cheshire, GBR, CW5 6BP

Website

https://www.nwf.co.uk

NWF Group PLC is engaged in manufacturing and selling of animal feeds, the sales and distribution of fuel oils and the warehousing and distribution of ambient groceries. The company's operating segments include Food, Feeds, and Fuels. The Food segment is engaged in the warehousing and distribution of clients' ambient grocery and other products to supermarket and other retail distribution centers. The Feeds segment manufactures and sells animal feeds and other agricultural products. The Fuels segment is engaged in the sale and distribution of domestic heating, industrial and road fuels. The company generates maximum revenue from Fuels segment. It operates entirely in the United Kingdom.

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