Columbia Financial (Columbia Financial) Debt-to-Equity : 1.47 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Columbia Financial Debt-to-Equity?

Columbia Financial's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Columbia Financial's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,528.7 Mil. Columbia Financial's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,040.3 Mil. Columbia Financial's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.47.

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

CLBK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 1.33 Max: 1.47
Current: 1.47

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Columbia Financial was 1.47. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 1.33.

CLBK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
75.86% of 1392 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.67 vs CLBK: 1.47

Columbia Financial Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Columbia Financial Debt-to-Equity Chart

Columbia Financial Annual Data

Trend

Sep16

Sep17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.43

0.79

0.35

1.07

1.47

Columbia Financial 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															1.64	1.10	1.35	1.47	1.47

Competitive Comparison of Columbia Financial's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Columbia Financial'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.

Columbia Financial's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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

Columbia Financial Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Columbia Financial'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
	=	(0	+	1528.695)	/	1040.335
	=	1.47

Columbia Financial'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
	=	(0	+	1528.695)	/	1040.335
	=	1.47

Columbia Financial (NAS:CLBK) 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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Columbia Financial (Columbia Financial) Business Description

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Address

19-01 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, NJ, USA, 07410

Website

https://www.columbiabankonline.com

Columbia Financial Inc is a federally chartered saving bank that serves the financial needs of depositors and the local community as a community-minded, customer service-focused institution. It offers traditional financial services to businesses and consumers. It attracts deposits from the general public and uses those funds to originate a variety of loans, including multifamily and commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, one-to-four family real estate loans, construction loans, home equity loans and advances, and other consumer loans, and also offers a broad range of insurance products, investment solutions, and wealth management services.

Executives

John Klimowich	officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Dennis E. Gibney	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Thomas J. Kemly	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Mayra Liseth Rinaldi	officer: EVP, Corp Governance & Culture	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Elizabeth E. Randall	director	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Michael Jr. Massood	director	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Manesh Balachandran Prabhu	officer: EVP & CIO	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Matthew William Rickert	officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Jenifer White Walden	officer: EVP & CHRO	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Dyk Robert Van	director	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Allyson Katz Schlesinger	officer: EVP & Head of Consumer Banking	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Ostenbridge Paul Van	director	313 LONGBOW DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
William Justin Jennings	officer: EVP, Operations Officer	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Daria Stacy-walls Torres	director	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410
Lewis Oliver Edward Jr	officer: EVP & Head Commercial Banking	C/O COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC., 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN NJ 07410