Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) Debt-to-Equity : 0.12 (As of Oct. 2023)

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What is Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Debt-to-Equity?

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $10.04 Mil. Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $83.09 Mil. Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.12.

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 Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

JEQ' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.12 Max: 0.13
Current: 0.12

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund was 0.13. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.12.

JEQ's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
65% of 1017 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs JEQ: 0.12

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Debt-to-Equity Chart

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Annual Data

Trend

Oct17

Oct18

Oct19

Oct20

Oct21

Oct22

Oct23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.09

0.13

0.12

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Semi-Annual Data
	Oct17	Apr18	Oct18	Apr19	Oct19	Apr20	Oct20	Apr21	Oct21	Apr22	Oct22	Apr23	Oct23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								0.09	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.12

Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund'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.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 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	+	10.037)	/	83.094
	=	0.12

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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	+	10.037)	/	83.094
	=	0.12

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) 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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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) Business Description

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Address

1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103

Website

https://www.aberdeenjeq.com

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc is a United States-based closed-end diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to outperform over the long term, on a total return basis (including appreciation and dividends), the Tokyo Stock Price Index ("TOPIX"). The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a majority of its assets, in equity securities of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or listed on the over-the-counter market in Japan or listed on other stock exchanges in Japan. The portfolio of investments is spread across Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Information Technology, Financials and other sectors.

Executives

Bill Maher	director	600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FL., SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Katie Lynn Gebauer	officer: Vice President	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine A. Corey	officer: Vice President	1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ai Hua Aik	other: Director of Investment Manager	1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Brian Kordeck	officer: Vice President	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Chern Yeh Kwok	officer: Vice President	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael Marsico	officer: Vice President	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert W. Hepp	officer: Vice President	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Wonil Kim	officer: Vice President	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Stephen Bird	director	388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter Gerald Malone	director
Rene Buehlmann	other: CEO/Director of Invest. Mngr.	C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor	officer: Vice President	C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Matthew Keener	officer: Assistant Secretary	C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Chris Demetriou	officer: Vice President	1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103