Holcim (Holcim) Debt-to-Equity : 0.51 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Holcim Debt-to-Equity?

Holcim's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,543 Mil. Holcim's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,627 Mil. Holcim's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $30,061 Mil. Holcim's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.50.

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

HCMLF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5 Med: 0.6 Max: 0.69
Current: 0.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Holcim was 0.69. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.60.

HCMLF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
61.58% of 354 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs HCMLF: 0.51

Holcim Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Holcim Debt-to-Equity Chart

Holcim Annual Data

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Dec20

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.50

0.53

0.60

0.52

0.51

Holcim 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															0.60	-	0.52	0.05	0.51

Competitive Comparison of Holcim's Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Holcim'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.

Holcim's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Holcim's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Holcim Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Holcim'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
	=	(1542.553	+	13627.428)	/	30061.286
	=	0.50

Holcim'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
	=	(1542.553	+	13627.428)	/	30061.286
	=	0.50

Holcim (OTCPK:HCMLF) 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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Holcim (Holcim) Business Description

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HCMLY:USA HOLNz:UK 0QKY:UK HLB:Germany HOLN:Switzerland

Address

Grafenauweg 10, Zug, CHE, CH-6300

Website

https://www.holcim.com

Holcim is a global manufacturer of construction materials such as cement, aggregates, and concrete. The company is the result of a merger between Lafarge and Holcim, completed in 2015, which created a leader in the building materials sector. Holcim has a global presence, operating in over 70 countries with 72,000 employees.