Fast Retailing Co (FRA:FR7) Debt-to-Equity : 0.23 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is Fast Retailing Co Debt-to-Equity?

Fast Retailing Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €800 Mil. Fast Retailing Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €2,098 Mil. Fast Retailing Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €12,441 Mil. Fast Retailing Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.23.

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 Fast Retailing Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:FR7' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.35 Max: 0.49
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Fast Retailing Co was 0.49. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.35.

FRA:FR7's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
74.1% of 1004 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs FRA:FR7: 0.23

Fast Retailing Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Fast Retailing Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Fast Retailing Co Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.49

0.41

0.31

0.26

Fast Retailing Co Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.29	0.28	0.26	0.25	0.23

Competitive Comparison of Fast Retailing Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Fast Retailing Co'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.

Fast Retailing Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fast Retailing Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Fast Retailing Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Fast Retailing Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 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
	=	(804.333	+	2144.962)	/	11536.288
	=	0.26

Fast Retailing Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 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
	=	(800.015	+	2098.224)	/	12440.518
	=	0.23

Fast Retailing Co (FRA:FR7) 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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Fast Retailing Co (FRA:FR7) Business Description

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Address

10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, JPN, 754-0894

Website

https://www.fastretailing.com

Fast Retailing Co Ltd is Japan's apparel company, operating the casualwear retail chain Uniqlo, known for its high-quality functional apparel at reasonable prices. The business is founded on a private-label apparel model whereby Fast Retailing is in charge of product design, production, and sales. Fast Retailing is ranked the third-largest apparel company by sales globally, it runs 3,630 stores globally, including 813 and 1,439 Uniqlo stores in Japan and overseas, respectively. Other brands in its portfolio include GU and acquired brands including Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse Tam Tam (French lingerie), and J Brand (premium denim).

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