East African Breweries (NAI:EABL) Debt-to-Equity : 2.87 (As of Jun. 2023)

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What is East African Breweries Debt-to-Equity?

East African Breweries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was KES10,386 Mil. East African Breweries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was KES51,018 Mil. East African Breweries's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was KES21,412 Mil. East African Breweries's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 2.87.

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 East African Breweries's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:EABL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28 Med: 3.46 Max: 7.73
Current: 2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of East African Breweries was 7.73. The lowest was 2.28. And the median was 3.46.

NAI:EABL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
95.56% of 180 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 0.385 vs NAI:EABL: 2.87

East African Breweries Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for East African Breweries's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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East African Breweries Debt-to-Equity Chart

East African Breweries Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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4.20

7.36

7.73

2.78

2.87

East African Breweries Semi-Annual Data
	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13	Jun14	Jun15	Jun16	Jun17	Jun18	Jun19	Jun20	Jun21	Jun22	Jun23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											4.20	7.36	7.73	2.78	2.87

Competitive Comparison of East African Breweries's Debt-to-Equity

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, East African Breweries'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.

East African Breweries's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, East African Breweries's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where East African Breweries's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

East African Breweries Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

East African Breweries'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
	=	(10386.303	+	51017.625)	/	21411.836
	=	2.87

East African Breweries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter 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
	=	(10386.303	+	51017.625)	/	21411.836
	=	2.87

East African Breweries (NAI:EABL) 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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East African Breweries (NAI:EABL) Business Description

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Address

Corporate Centre, Block A, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 30161, Garden City Business Park, Ruaraka, Nairobi, KEN, 00100

Website

https://www.eabl.com

East African Breweries PLC is a branded alcohol beverage company. The firm and its subsidiaries are involved in the marketing, production, and distribution of a collection of brands that range from beer, spirits, and adult non-alcoholic drinks. The company has invested in breweries, distilleries, support industries, and a distribution network across the region. The firm derives its revenue primarily from brewing, marketing, and selling of drinks, malt and barley. Its geographical segments include Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, of which the majority of the revenue is generated from Kenya.

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