KLA (LTS:0JPO) Debt-to-Equity : 2.21 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is KLA Debt-to-Equity?

KLA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $786 Mil. KLA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6,037 Mil. KLA's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,095 Mil. KLA's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.20.

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

LTS:0JPO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2 Med: 1.95 Max: 10.7
Current: 2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of KLA was 10.70. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 1.95.

LTS:0JPO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
95.44% of 877 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 0.27 vs LTS:0JPO: 2.21

KLA Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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KLA Debt-to-Equity Chart

KLA Annual Data

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Jun23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.29

1.34

1.05

4.83

2.08

KLA 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															2.26	2.08	2.03	2.00	2.21

Competitive Comparison of KLA's Debt-to-Equity

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA'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.

KLA's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

KLA Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

KLA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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
	=	(34.042	+	6029.09)	/	2919.753
	=	2.08

KLA'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
	=	(786.285	+	6037.401)	/	3094.885
	=	2.20

KLA (LTS:0JPO) 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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KLA (LTS:0JPO) Business Description

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One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035

Website

https://www.kla.com

KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.

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