Roebuck Food Group (LSE:RFG) Debt-to-Equity : 0.34 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Roebuck Food Group Debt-to-Equity?

Roebuck Food Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £1.24 Mil. Roebuck Food Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.93 Mil. Roebuck Food Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £6.34 Mil. Roebuck Food Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.34.

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

LSE:RFG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34 Med: 0.52 Max: 0.87
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Roebuck Food Group was 0.87. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.52.

LSE:RFG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
65.34% of 277 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.6 vs LSE:RFG: 0.34

Roebuck Food Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Roebuck Food Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Roebuck Food Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.62

0.54

0.46

0.87

0.34

Roebuck Food Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.46	0.55	0.87	0.66	0.34

Competitive Comparison of Roebuck Food Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Roebuck Food Group's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Roebuck Food Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Roebuck Food Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Roebuck Food Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Roebuck Food 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
	=	(1.238	+	0.932)	/	6.343
	=	0.34

Roebuck Food 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
	=	(1.238	+	0.932)	/	6.343
	=	0.34

Roebuck Food Group (LSE:RFG) 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.

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Roebuck Food Group (LSE:RFG) Business Description

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Address

7 Carrivekeeney Road, Co.Down, Newry, IRL, BT35 7LU

Website

https://www.roebuckfoodgroup.com

Roebuck Food Group PLC is a warehousing company serving the food manufacturing, distribution, and retailing sectors. Its segments include Product Sourcing Business and Dairy farming. The product sourcing business is a protein sourcing business with a sales footprint across Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe, expanding into other geographical markets. The dairy business is made up of Cantwellscourt Farm, which is a large A2 milking farm based in Kilkenny, Ireland and Grass 2 Milk which is a value-add functional nutrition business focused on A2 dairy protein with global market potential. It generates maximum revenue from the Product Sourcing Business segment.