Samart Telcoms PCL (BKK:SAMTEL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Samart Telcoms PCL Debt-to-Equity?

Samart Telcoms PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿1,527 Mil. Samart Telcoms PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿118 Mil. Samart Telcoms PCL's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿3,547 Mil. Samart Telcoms PCL's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

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

BKK:SAMTEL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44 Med: 0.86 Max: 1.51
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Samart Telcoms PCL was 1.51. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.86.

BKK:SAMTEL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
62.03% of 345 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs BKK:SAMTEL: 0.46

Samart Telcoms PCL Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Samart Telcoms PCL Debt-to-Equity Chart

Samart Telcoms PCL Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.91

0.51

0.57

0.44

0.46

Samart Telcoms PCL 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.44	0.51	0.54	0.45	0.46

Competitive Comparison of Samart Telcoms PCL's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Samart Telcoms 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.

Samart Telcoms PCL's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Samart Telcoms PCL's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Samart Telcoms PCL Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Samart Telcoms 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
	=	(1527.489	+	118.304)	/	3547.034
	=	0.46

Samart Telcoms PCL'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
	=	(1527.489	+	118.304)	/	3547.034
	=	0.46

Samart Telcoms PCL (BKK:SAMTEL) 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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Samart Telcoms PCL (BKK:SAMTEL) Business Description

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59 Moo 2, Phaholyothin Road, Tambol Klong-Nueng, Amphur Klong-Luang, Pathumthani, THA

Website

http://www.samtel.com

Samart Telcoms PCL is engaged in the operation of a fully-integrated telecommunications, communication network and information technology business, the provision of IT and communication system design and installation services, and communication equipment and computer distribution, repair and maintenance system. Reporting segments of the company are Network Infrastructure Solutions, Enhanced Technology Solutions and Business application.

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