LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.41 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is LSL Property Services Debt-to-Equity?

LSL Property Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £26.4 Mil. LSL Property Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £5.1 Mil. LSL Property Services's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £76.3 Mil. LSL Property Services's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.41.

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 LSL Property Services's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:LSL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.29 Max: 0.56
Current: 0.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of LSL Property Services was 0.56. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.29.

LSE:LSL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
66.08% of 1586 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 0.755 vs LSE:LSL: 0.41

LSL Property Services Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for LSL Property Services's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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LSL Property Services Debt-to-Equity Chart

LSL Property Services Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.56

0.30

0.21

0.28

0.41

LSL Property Services Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.21	0.12	0.28	0.10	0.41

Competitive Comparison of LSL Property Services's Debt-to-Equity

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, LSL Property Services'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.

LSL Property Services's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, LSL Property Services's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LSL Property Services's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

LSL Property Services Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

LSL Property Services'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
	=	(26.394	+	5.085)	/	76.251
	=	0.41

LSL Property Services'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
	=	(26.394	+	5.085)	/	76.251
	=	0.41

LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) 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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LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) Business Description

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Newcastle House, Albany Court, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR, NE4 7YB

Website

https://www.lslps.co.uk

LSL Property Services PLC provides residential property services to consumers. The Estate Agency and Related Services segment provides services related to the sale and letting of residential properties, Financial Services segment reflects the Financial Services income generated from the Estate Agency segment. The Surveying and Valuation Services segment provides valuations and professional survey services for residential properties. Some of the company offerings include residential sales, lettings, surveying, conveyancing and advice on mortgages and non-investment insurance products. Geographically all the business is operated in the UK and it derives the majority of its revenue from the Estate Agency and Related segment.

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