Lec (TSE:7874) Debt-to-Equity : 1.20 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lec Debt-to-Equity?

Lec's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,448 Mil. Lec's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円38,099 Mil. Lec's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円35,520 Mil. Lec's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.20.

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

TSE:7874' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25 Med: 0.65 Max: 1.2
Current: 1.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lec was 1.20. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.65.

TSE:7874's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
87.99% of 383 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs TSE:7874: 1.20

Lec Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Lec Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lec Annual Data

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Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.65

0.92

0.84

0.95

1.19

Lec Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.20	1.19	1.14	1.19	1.20

Competitive Comparison of Lec's Debt-to-Equity

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Lec'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.

Lec's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lec's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Lec Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lec's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(5711	+	35579)	/	34637
	=	1.19

Lec'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
	=	(4448	+	38099)	/	35520
	=	1.20

Lec (TSE:7874) 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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Lec (TSE:7874) Business Description

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Address

3-15-1 Nihonbashi-hamacho, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0007

Website

http://www.lecinc.co.jp

Lec Inc engages in the manufacture, sale, and import-export of household utensils, gift articles, and corporate sales palpate articles. It offers its products in various groups namely hook group, kitchen, bath supplies, toilet supplies, cleaning supplies and laundry article. Its products include sticker hooks, paper towel holders, electric toothbrush holders, cleaning tools, and extendable folding laundry clothes hangers.

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