Shares of Beazer Homes Rank the Highest in Terms of Debt to Equity Ratio in the Homebuilding Industry (BZH, KBH, RYL, SPF, MHO)

Written on Sat, 09/29/2012 - 9:21am

By David Diaz

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 8.1. KB Home is next with a a debt to equity ratio of 4.6. Ryland Group ranks third highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 2.4.

Standard Pacific follows with a a debt to equity ratio of 2.1, and M/I Homes rounds out the top five with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.6.

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Ticker(s): BZH KBH RYL SPF MHO

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