Destination Maternity Long Term Debt

Destination Maternity posts a long-term debt of $21M as of August 2019. That compares with $24M in the prior-year period — down 10.3% year over year. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, Destination Maternity's long-term debt was $24M. The latest reading is $21M — a 10.3% year-over-year decrease (period ending August 2019). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Long-Term Debt is one piece of Destination Maternity's financial statement story. At $21M, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for DESTQ's long-term debt usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Destination Maternity's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Destination Maternity against Consumer Discretionary peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Discretionary are more comparable, which makes gaps in long-term debt easier to interpret. Start with $21M here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.