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Express, (FRA:02Z0) Debt-to-Equity : 5.96 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Express, Debt-to-Equity?

Express,'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was €183 Mil. Express,'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was €652 Mil. Express,'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was €140 Mil. Express,'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 5.96.

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

FRA:02Z0' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1655.28   Med: 2.15   Max: 659.27
Current: 5.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Express, was 659.27. The lowest was -1655.28. And the median was 2.15.

FRA:02Z0's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.91% of 1002 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs FRA:02Z0: 5.96

Express, Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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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Express, Debt-to-Equity Chart

Express, Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.77 115.43 659.43 2.33

Express, Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -26.65 2.33 3.33 4.53 5.96

Competitive Comparison of Express,'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Express,'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.


Express,'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Express,'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Express, Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Express,'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Express,'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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.


Express,  (FRA:02Z0) 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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Express, (FRA:02Z0) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Express Drive, Columbus, OH, USA, 43230
Express, Inc. is a United States-based specialty apparel retailer. It offers apparel and accessories for work, casual, jeanswear, and going-out. The company also sells the products through its e-commerce website and mobile app, as well as through franchisees who operate company locations in Latin America according to the franchise agreements. It derives revenue from the sales of apparel, accessories and other products, of which a majority of the revenue from the sale of apparel.

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