Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : -0.71 (As of Oct. 2018)

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What is Sears Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Sears Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 was $1,559.00 Mil. Sears Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 was $2,203.00 Mil. Sears Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 was $-5,311.00 Mil. Sears Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 was -0.71.

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

SHLDW's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.61
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Sears Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Sears Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sears Holdings Annual Data

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Jan18

Debt-to-Equity

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2.44

-3.97

-1.60

-1.15

-1.18

Sears Holdings Quarterly Data
	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17	Jan18	Apr18	Jul18	Oct18	Oct19
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1.18	-1.34	-1.20	-0.71	-

Competitive Comparison of Sears Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears Holdings'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.

Sears Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sears Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sears Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2018 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
	=	(1883	+	2496)	/	-3723
	=	-1.18

Sears Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 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
	=	(1559	+	2203)	/	-5311
	=	-0.71

Sears Holdings (NAS:SHLDW) 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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Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) Business Description

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Address

3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA, 60179

Website

http://www.searsholdings.com

Sears Holdings Corporation is an America-based retailer that integrates the digital and physical shopping experiences for consumers. The company operates through retail store brands Sears and Kmart. Sears provides a broad range of home merchandise, apparel, automotive products and home services through both online and offline channels across the United States, and it owns proprietary brands, including Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Kmart is a mass merchandising firm, offering quality products to customers through exclusive brands. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the domestic market.