What does debt-to-equity mean?

How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.

How do you interpret debt-to-equity?

Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.

How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?

Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.

Sachem Capital Corp. SACH Debt-to-equity

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '19

Debt-to-equity at other companies

Manhattan Bridge CapitalLOAN

0.1×0.0×

Ladder CapitalLADR

0×0.0×

Seven Hills Realty TrustSEVN

0.2×—

Angel Oak MortgageAOMR

9.4×—

MFA FinancialMFA

0×0.0×

Blackstone Mortgage TrustBXMT

4.9×+0.3×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$12.0M-18.8%

Operating income-$367.0K+92.4%

Net income-$6.1M-772%

EPS (diluted)-$0.15—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$11.6M-52.6%

Total equity$165.6M-7.7%

Total assets$473.3M-3.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$835.0K+337%

Valuation

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Market cap$45.14M-11.1%

P/S1×-0.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin-27.5%—

Net margin-71.9%-78.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.4%-0.2pp

Where this comes from

Calculated from Sachem Capital Corp.’s reported figures.

total debt/total stockholders equity=0×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Sachem Capital Corp.’s 10-Q, filed November 14, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does debt-to-equity mean?: How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?: Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?: Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.