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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.69 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is K-Bro Linen Debt-to-Equity?

K-Bro Linen's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$12.1 Mil. K-Bro Linen's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$107.6 Mil. K-Bro Linen's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$174.6 Mil. K-Bro Linen's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.68.

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 K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:KBL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.5   Max: 0.71
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of K-Bro Linen was 0.71. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.50.

TSX:KBL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
64.22% of 928 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs TSX:KBL: 0.69

K-Bro Linen Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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K-Bro Linen Debt-to-Equity Chart

K-Bro Linen Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 0.46 0.51 0.56 0.71

K-Bro Linen 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 0.66 0.60 0.71 0.69

Competitive Comparison of K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, K-Bro Linen'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.


K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



K-Bro Linen Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

K-Bro Linen's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

K-Bro Linen's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


K-Bro Linen  (TSX:KBL) 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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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Business Description

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Address
14903-137 Avenue N.W., Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5V 1R9
K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates in major cities across Canada, and has two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. The company provides vital products and services that help people heal, travel, live, and play. It helps hospitals and extended care centers care for the young, old, and vulnerable in environmentally responsible ways. It operates through two divisions, which are the Canadian division and the United Kingdom division.
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