BKW AG (XSWX:BKW) Debt-to-Equity : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is BKW AG Debt-to-Equity?

BKW AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF269 Mil. BKW AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,861 Mil. BKW AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF4,615 Mil. BKW AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

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

XSWX:BKW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.49 Max: 0.57
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BKW AG was 0.57. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.49.

XSWX:BKW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
69.05% of 391 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 0.79 vs XSWX:BKW: 0.46

BKW AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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BKW AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

BKW AG Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.51

0.48

0.56

0.57

0.46

BKW AG 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															0.56	-	0.57	-	0.46

Competitive Comparison of BKW AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, BKW AG'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.

BKW AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, BKW AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

BKW AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BKW AG'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
	=	(269.4	+	1860.7)	/	4615.2
	=	0.46

BKW AG'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
	=	(269.4	+	1860.7)	/	4615.2
	=	0.46

BKW AG (XSWX:BKW) 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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BKW AG (XSWX:BKW) Business Description

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Viktoriaplatz 2, Bern, CHE, CH-3013

Website

https://www.bkw.ch

BKW AG is an electric utility company in which the Swiss state of Bern holds a majority stake. The company segments its operations into energy, grid, and services businesses. The energy division builds, operates, and maintains the company's European power plants. While BKW controls a portfolio of wind, hydroelectric, gas, coal, and nuclear facilities, its wind power sites are responsible for most of its total energy generation. The majority of BKW's revenue comes from its energy division in the form of electricity sales to the broader European market and other power plants. The company's networks division, which builds and operates electrical distribution grids for customers outside of its primary markets of Switzerland and Italy, also represents a substantial revenue stream.

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