Daicel (TSE:4202) Debt-to-Equity : 0.97 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Daicel Debt-to-Equity?

Daicel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円105,573 Mil. Daicel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円213,126 Mil. Daicel's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円327,846 Mil. Daicel's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97.

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

TSE:4202' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2 Med: 0.27 Max: 1.13
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Daicel was 1.13. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 0.27.

TSE:4202's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
79.84% of 1399 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs TSE:4202: 0.84

Daicel Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Daicel Debt-to-Equity Chart

Daicel Annual Data

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Mar17

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Mar24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.25

1.13

1.03

1.08

0.84

Daicel 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															1.08	0.96	0.88	0.97	0.84

Competitive Comparison of Daicel's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Daicel'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.

Daicel's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Daicel's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Daicel Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Daicel's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year 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
	=	(85049	+	214741)	/	358894
	=	0.84

Daicel'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
	=	(105573	+	213126)	/	327846
	=	0.97

Daicel (TSE:4202) 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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Daicel (TSE:4202) Business Description

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Grand Front Osaka Tower-B, 3-1, Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN

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Daicel Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into four primary segments based on product type. The plastics segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells plastic resins used in automobile and household products as well as food packaging products. The cellulosic derivatives segment sells acetate tow, which is used to produce cigarette filters. The organic chemicals segment sells acetic acid-based products used in the production of electronic materials, paints, cosmetics, and healthcare products. The pyrotechnic devices segment sells automobile safety parts including airbag inflators. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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