Relatively High Debt to Equity Ratio Detected in Shares of Beazer Homes in the Homebuilding Industry (BZH, KBH, RYL, MHO, LEN)

Written on Sat, 09/28/2013 - 10:08am

By Amy Schwartz

Below are the three companies in the Homebuilding industry with the highest debt to equity ratios. The Debt/Equity ratio measures a company's leverage and a high level often implies that a company has financed much of its growth with debt.

Beazer Homes ranks highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 6.6. KB Home is next with a a debt to equity ratio of 4.1. Ryland Group ranks third highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.8.

M/I Homes follows with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.4, and Lennar rounds out the top five with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.3.

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Ticker(s): BZH KBH RYL MHO LEN

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