BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) Debt-to-Equity : 0.37 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is BEC World PCL Debt-to-Equity?

BEC World PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿66 Mil. BEC World PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿2,214 Mil. BEC World PCL's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿6,161 Mil. BEC World PCL's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.37.

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 BEC World PCL's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:BEC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.43 Max: 0.69
Current: 0.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BEC World PCL was 0.69. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.43.

BKK:BEC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
55.08% of 846 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.285 vs BKK:BEC: 0.37

BEC World PCL Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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BEC World PCL Debt-to-Equity Chart

BEC World PCL Annual Data

Trend

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Dec16

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.59

0.57

0.49

0.38

0.37

BEC World PCL Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.37	0.39	0.38	0.37	0.37

Competitive Comparison of BEC World PCL's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, BEC World PCL'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.

BEC World PCL's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, BEC World PCL's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

BEC World PCL Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BEC World PCL'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
	=	(64.927	+	2229.747)	/	6146.522
	=	0.37

BEC World PCL's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(65.754	+	2213.676)	/	6160.703
	=	0.37

BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) 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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BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) Business Description

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Address

3199 Maleenont Tower Rama 4 Road, Floor 2,3,4,9,10,30-34 floors, Kwaeng Klongton, Khet Klongtoey, Bangkok, THA, 10110

Website

https://www.becworld.com

BEC World PCL is a television broadcast company based in Thailand. The company's primary business units include broadcast television and radio operations. It provides both free and subscription-based television services. The company's subsidiary is responsible for its television operations and the production of television shows, films. Its subsidiary also owns record labels and promotes and organizes concerts through a concert ticket retail operation. The firm also operates and distributes a variety of multimedia content in genres that include news, sports, drama, and children's content. It generates the vast majority of its revenue in Thailand.

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