KOSE (TSE:4922) Debt-to-Equity : 0.04 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is KOSE Debt-to-Equity?

KOSE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円1,639 Mil. KOSE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円9,022 Mil. KOSE's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円271,450 Mil. KOSE's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.04.

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

TSE:4922' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.01 Max: 0.04
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of KOSE was 0.04. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.01.

TSE:4922's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
90.68% of 1641 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs TSE:4922: 0.04

KOSE Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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KOSE Debt-to-Equity Chart

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0.01

0.04

KOSE Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04

Competitive Comparison of KOSE's Debt-to-Equity

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, KOSE'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.

KOSE's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, KOSE's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

KOSE Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

KOSE'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
	=	(1550	+	8664)	/	266155
	=	0.04

KOSE'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
	=	(1639	+	9022)	/	271450
	=	0.04

KOSE (TSE:4922) 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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KOSE (TSE:4922) Business Description

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Address

3-6-2, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8251

Website

http://www.kose.co.jp

Kose is the third-largest cosmetics company in Japan and the second in the premium segment, and is renowned for its prestige skincare brands including Decorte and Albion. The firm has been managed by the Kobayashi family since it was established in 1946. Albion, a fully consolidated subsidiary in which Kose holds a 79.5% stake, is operated independently by another branch of the Kobayashi family. The group, with a collection 37 brands/lines spanning a wide range of price points, has captured 13.6% of Japan's premium beauty segment, according to Euromonitor. Japan remains the largest market contributing nearly 57% of sales, followed by Asia (28%) and North America (14%). Its distribution channels include department stores, specialty retailers, drugstores, travel retailers, and e-commerce.

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