Commercial Bank Of Kuwait (KUW:CBK) Debt-to-Equity : 0.92 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Commercial Bank Of Kuwait Debt-to-Equity?

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.0 Mil. Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD631.8 Mil. Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD687.1 Mil. Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.92.

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 Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:CBK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.39 Max: 0.92
Current: 0.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Commercial Bank Of Kuwait was 0.92. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.39.

KUW:CBK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
61.63% of 1397 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs KUW:CBK: 0.92

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Commercial Bank Of Kuwait Debt-to-Equity Chart

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait Annual Data

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.26

0.64

0.51

0.77

0.87

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait 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															0.66	0.79	0.86	0.87	0.92

Competitive Comparison of Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Commercial Bank Of Kuwait'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.

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait'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	+	572.519)	/	660.332
	=	0.87

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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	+	631.785)	/	687.066
	=	0.92

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait (KUW:CBK) 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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Commercial Bank Of Kuwait (KUW:CBK) Business Description

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Address

Mubarak Al Kabeer Street, P.O. Box 2861, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13029

Website

https://www.cbk.com

Commercial Bank Of Kuwait is the financial institution in Kuwait. It operates corporate and retail banking franchise that provides innovative financial and investment solutions to its growing customer base. The company operates in two segments: Corporate and Retail banking, which provides a full range of lending, deposit, and related banking services to domestic and international corporate and individual customers; and Treasury and Investment banking segment comprises of money market, foreign exchange, treasury bonds, and brokerage services. Most of the bank's revenue is derived from traditional banking net interest income, with the remainder coming from fees and commissions.

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