Guess? Inc. (GES)
Debt-to-equity ratio
| Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | ||
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| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255,801 | — | — | 247,363 | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 684,940 | 514,060 | 488,897 | 452,000 | 534,113 | 418,828 | 410,843 | 403,063 | 622,658 | 625,337 | 610,318 | 554,195 | 543,663 | 459,803 | 438,268 | 471,654 | 639,714 | 567,060 | 554,872 | 547,557 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
February 3, 2024 calculation
Debt-to-equity ratio = Long-term debt ÷ Total stockholders’ equity
= $—K ÷ $684,940K
= 0.00
The debt-to-equity ratio of Guess? Inc. has been consistently low or zero for the majority of the reported periods, indicating a conservative approach to capital structure where the company relies more on equity financing rather than debt. The ratio spiked to 0.56 in January 2021, suggesting a temporary increase in debt relative to equity during that period. However, this increase was brought back down to lower levels in subsequent periods. Overall, the company's low debt-to-equity ratio signifies a lower financial risk and a healthy balance between debt and equity in its capital structure.