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Cousins Properties (Cousins Properties) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.56 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Cousins Properties's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Cousins Properties's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,511.0 Mil. Cousins Properties's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,524.2 Mil. Cousins Properties's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56.

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

CUZ' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.5   Max: 0.56
Current: 0.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Cousins Properties was 0.56. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.50.

CUZ's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
68.69% of 674 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.78 vs CUZ: 0.56

Cousins Properties Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cousins Properties'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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Cousins Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.52 0.56

Cousins Properties 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.56

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Cousins Properties'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.


Cousins Properties Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Cousins Properties's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cousins Properties Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Cousins Properties's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Cousins Properties's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Cousins Properties  (NYSE:CUZ) 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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Cousins Properties (Cousins Properties) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3344 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30326-4802
Cousins Properties Inc is a real estate investment trust principally involved in the ownership, management, and development of properties in the Southern United States. Cousins Properties' real estate portfolio primarily comprises offices and mixed-use developments that encompass both apartment and retail space. Offices make up the vast majority of the portfolio in terms of total square footage. Cousins' assets are mainly located in Texas and Georgia, with North Carolina also playing host to a smaller amount of rental space. The company derives nearly all of its revenue in the form of rental income from its properties, most of which comes from its office locations. A diverse set of tenants in the cities of Houston and Atlanta represent the company's major markets.
Executives
Pamela F Roper officer: Senior Vice President 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Scott W Fordham director 5950 SHERRY LANE, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75225
Dionne Nelson director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Jane Kennedy Hicks officer: Executive VP, Investments 1820 PEACHTREE RD NW, #502, ATLANTA GA 30309
Hickson Richard G Iv officer: Executive Vice President 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Jeffrey D Symes officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FWY., SUITE 1300, IRVING TX 75062
Griffin R Kent Jr director 5950 SHERRY LANE, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75225
Gellerstedt Lawrence L Iii officer: President-Office/Multi-Fam Div 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
John S Mccoll officer: Senior Vice President 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Edward Manuel Casal director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, STE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
S Taylor Glover director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STE 1800, ATLANTA 2Q 30326
Lillian C Giornelli director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD STE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Kelvin L. Davis director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Brenda J Mixson director P.O.BOX 697, ST. HELENA CA 94574
Charles T Cannada director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD STE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326