Ascent Development Co (TPE:1439) Debt-to-Equity : 0.74 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Ascent Development Co Debt-to-Equity?

Ascent Development Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$1,459.4 Mil. Ascent Development Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$490.7 Mil. Ascent Development Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$2,638.1 Mil. Ascent Development Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.74.

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 Ascent Development Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1439' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.28 Max: 0.86
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Ascent Development Co was 0.86. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.28.

TPE:1439's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
66.52% of 932 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs TPE:1439: 0.74

Ascent Development Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ascent Development Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Ascent Development Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Ascent Development Co Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.07

0.52

0.83

0.75

Ascent Development Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.86	0.83	0.83	0.75	0.74

Competitive Comparison of Ascent Development Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Ascent Development Co'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.

Ascent Development Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ascent Development Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Development Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Ascent Development Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Ascent Development Co'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
	=	(1425.289	+	496.964)	/	2561.779
	=	0.75

Ascent Development Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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
	=	(1459.352	+	490.662)	/	2638.101
	=	0.74

Ascent Development Co (TPE:1439) 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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Ascent Development Co (TPE:1439) Business Description

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Address

No. 557-1, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, 19th Floor, Xinyi District, Taipei, TWN, 110055

Website

https://www.ascentglobal.com.tw

Ascent Development Co Ltd operates in the textile manufacturing industry. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of wool tops, carbonized wool, scoured wool, and shrink-resistant wool tops, as well as real estate development, lease, and sale. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the wool tops segment.

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