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SMT Scharf AG (HAM:S4AA) Debt-to-Equity : 0.04 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SMT Scharf AG Debt-to-Equity?

SMT Scharf AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.77 Mil. SMT Scharf AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.23 Mil. SMT Scharf AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €84.94 Mil. SMT Scharf AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.04.

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 SMT Scharf AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HAM:S4AA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.04   Max: 0.07
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of SMT Scharf AG was 0.07. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.04.

HAM:S4AA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
96.14% of 881 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.56 vs HAM:S4AA: 0.04

SMT Scharf AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMT Scharf AG'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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SMT Scharf AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

SMT Scharf AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.07 0.04 0.04 0.04

SMT Scharf AG 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 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 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04

Competitive Comparison of SMT Scharf AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Railroads subindustry, SMT Scharf AG'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.


SMT Scharf AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, SMT Scharf AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SMT Scharf AG's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



SMT Scharf AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

SMT Scharf AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

SMT Scharf AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


SMT Scharf AG  (HAM:S4AA) 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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SMT Scharf AG (HAM:S4AA) Business Description

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Address
Romerstrasse 104, Hamm, DEU, 59075
SMT Scharf AG is a supplier of rail bound transport systems. The group develops, manufactures, and services transportation equipment and logistics systems for underground mining and tunnel construction. It has four primary segments Coal Mining, Mineral Mining, and Tunnel, Other Industries segment. The company derives the maximum revenue from the Coal Mining segment. Its products categories include Monorail systems, Floor-mounted Rail??, and Rubber wheeled transportation?.

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