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MEKO AB (OSTO:MEKO) Debt-to-Equity : 0.89 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MEKO AB Debt-to-Equity?

MEKO AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr584 Mil. MEKO AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr5,002 Mil. MEKO AB's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr6,312 Mil. MEKO AB's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.88.

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

OSTO:MEKO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 0.96   Max: 2.57
Current: 0.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of MEKO AB was 2.57. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 0.96.

OSTO:MEKO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
70.16% of 1173 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs OSTO:MEKO: 0.89

MEKO AB Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for MEKO AB'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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MEKO AB Debt-to-Equity Chart

MEKO AB 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 1.36 1.04 0.93 1.01 0.92

MEKO AB 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 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 1.03 1.04 0.94 0.92 0.89

Competitive Comparison of MEKO AB's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto Parts subindustry, MEKO AB'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.


MEKO AB's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, MEKO AB's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



MEKO AB Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

MEKO AB's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

MEKO AB's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


MEKO AB  (OSTO:MEKO) 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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MEKO AB (OSTO:MEKO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Solnavagen 4, 11th Floor, Box 19542, Stockholm, SWE, SE-104 32
Meko AB functions in the car aftermarket, operating car service chains, and wholesale operations. It offers spare parts and accessories to affiliated workshops, other workshops, other business-to-business customers, and car owners. The company conducts business through segments: Denmark, Finland, Poland/the Baltics, Sweden/Norway, and Sorensen og Balchen (Norway). It generates maximum revenue from Sweden/Norway. Affiliated workshops operate under the company's brands: BilXtra, MECA Car Service, Mekonomen Bilverstad, MekoPartner, and Speedy, among others.

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