Granite Construction Incorporated (GVA)

Debt-to-assets ratio

Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Long-term debt US$ in thousands 614,781 286,934 331,191 330,522 356,108
Total assets US$ in thousands 2,813,540 2,167,930 2,494,930 2,380,000 2,502,090
Debt-to-assets ratio 0.22 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14

December 31, 2023 calculation

Debt-to-assets ratio = Long-term debt ÷ Total assets
= $614,781K ÷ $2,813,540K
= 0.22

Granite Construction Inc.'s debt-to-assets ratio has shown an increasing trend from 2019 to 2023, indicating a higher proportion of debt to total assets over the years. As of December 31, 2023, the ratio stands at 0.23, reflecting a significant increase compared to the ratios of 0.13, 0.14, 0.14, and 0.15 in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 respectively. This suggests that a larger portion of the company's assets is financed by debt in 2023 than in the previous years. It is essential to closely monitor this trend as higher debt levels relative to assets can potentially signal increased financial risk and dependency on debt financing for Granite Construction Inc.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Debt-to-assets ratio
Granite Construction Incorporated
GVA
0.22
Fluor Corporation
FLR
0.17
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
J
0.19
KBR Inc
KBR
0.32