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Guardion Health Sciences (Guardion Health Sciences) Degree of Financial Leverage : 1.32 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Guardion Health Sciences Degree of Financial Leverage?

Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL) measures the percentage change in EPS for a unit change in Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT). Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.32. The higher Degree of Financial Leverage, the more volatile earnings will be.

The industry rank for Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

GHSI's Degree of Financial Leverage is ranked worse than
73.16% of 1047 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs GHSI: 1.32

Guardion Health Sciences Degree of Financial Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage 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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Guardion Health Sciences Degree of Financial Leverage Chart

Guardion Health Sciences Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Degree of Financial Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.21 3.56 -12.33 7.42 2.13

Guardion Health Sciences Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Degree of Financial Leverage 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 3.49 2.62 2.22 2.13 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Financial Leverage 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.


Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage falls into.



Guardion Health Sciences Degree of Financial Leverage Calculation

Guardion Health Sciences's Degree of Financial Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Degree of Financial Leverage=% Change in Earnings per Share (Diluted)**/% Change in EBIT
=( -4.02 (Mar. 2024) / -9.16 (Mar. 2023) - 1 )/( -3.499 (Mar. 2024) / -6.102 (Mar. 2023) - 1 )
=-0.5611/-0.4266
=1.32***

* 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.

** TTM data of EPS and EBIT was used to calculate Degree of Financial Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Financial Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Guardion Health Sciences  (NAS:GHSI) Degree of Financial Leverage Explanation

Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s Earnings per Share (EPS) to fluctuations in its operating income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), resulting from adjustments in its capital structure. DFL is an essential tool for companies to assess the appropriate level of debt or financial leverage in their capital structure. When EBIT remains relatively stable, it results in stable earnings and earnings per share. In such cases, the company may consider taking on substantial debt. However, for companies operating in industries with significant fluctuations in EBIT, it is advisable to keep debt at a manageable level.

The higher Degree of Financial Leverage, the more volatile earnings will be. Because interest is a fixed expense, leverage can amplify earnings and EPS. This is beneficial when EBIT is growing, but it can become problematic in tough economic conditions when EBIT is under pressure.

Be Aware

The use of financial leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Guardion Health Sciences (Guardion Health Sciences) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2925 Richmond Avenue, Suite 1200, Houston, TX, USA, 77098
Guardion Health Sciences Inc is a specialty health sciences company formed to develop, formulate and distribute condition-specific medical foods with an initial medical food product. The company's Medical Foods include Lumega-Z and GlaucoCetin; Medical Devices include Mapcat SF, VectorVision, CSV-1000 and CSV-2000; Nutraceuticals include ImmuneSF.
Executives
Katharine Joan Cox officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2925 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77098
Janet Hall officer: CEO & President 2925 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77098
Bradley Louis Radoff 10 percent owner 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Family Foundation Radoff other: See Footnote 1 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Michaela Griggs director 2925 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77098
Bret Scholtes director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2105 CITY WEST BLVD., SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77042
Donald A Gagliano director 131 CARDINAL AVE, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Jeffrey S Benjamin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3885 CRESTWOOD PARKWAY, SUITE 550, DULUTH GA 30096
Craig Sheehan officer: Chief Commercial Officer 15150 AVENUE OF SCIENCE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Andrew C Schmidt officer: Chief Financial Officer 1700 CARNEGIE AVE, SUITE 100, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Kelly Anderson director C/O TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 9454 WILSHIRE BLVD., R-1, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
David W Evans director, officer: Chief Scientific Officer 4141 JUTLAND DRIVE, SUITE 215, SAN DIEGO CA 92117
Tamara A Evans 10 percent owner 4141 JUTLAND DRIVE, SUITE 215, SAN DIEGO CA 92117
Vincent J Roth officer: General Counsel and Secretary 15150 AVENUE OF SCIENCE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Robert N Weingarten director 5439 LOCKHURST DRIVE, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367

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