Signature Bank (Signature Bank) Debt-to-Equity : 1.52 (As of Dec. 2022)

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What is Signature Bank Debt-to-Equity?

Signature Bank's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $0 Mil. Signature Bank's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $12,137 Mil. Signature Bank's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $8,013 Mil. Signature Bank's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 1.51.

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

SBNY's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 0.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Signature Bank Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Signature Bank Debt-to-Equity Chart

Signature Bank Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.19

1.02

0.68

0.44

1.52

Signature Bank Quarterly Data
	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.44	0.40	0.30	0.30	1.52

Competitive Comparison of Signature Bank's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Signature Bank'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.

Signature Bank's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Signature Bank's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Signature Bank Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Signature Bank's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(0	+	12136.943)	/	8013.101
	=	1.51

Signature Bank's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(0	+	12136.943)	/	8013.101
	=	1.51

Signature Bank (OTCPK:SBNY) 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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Signature Bank (Signature Bank) Business Description

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Address

565 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10017

Website

https://www.signatureny.com

Signature Bank is a New York-based commercial bank. It is engaged in offering a wide range of business and personal banking products and services. The operating segments of the company are Commercial banking and Specialty finance. The company operates in New York and derives a majority of its revenue from the Commercial banking segment, which consists principally of commercial real estate lending, fund banking, venture banking, commercial and industrial lending, and commercial deposit gathering activities. Specialty Finance consists of financing and leasing products, including equipment, transportation, taxi medallion, commercial marine, municipal, and national franchise financing and leasing.