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Consider the following balance sheet:

Luther Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet

December $31,2019$ and $2018($in $ millions$)$

$\backslash$table$[[$Assets$,2019,2018,$Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity,$2019,2018],[$Current Assets,,,Current Liabilities,,$],[$Cash$,73\mathrm{.}6,68\mathrm{.}5,$Accounts payable,$87\mathrm{.}6,83\mathrm{.}5],[$Accounts receivable,$65\mathrm{.}5,49\mathrm{.}6,\backslash$table$[[$Notes payable$/],[$short$-$term debt$]],10\mathrm{.}5,9\mathrm{.}6],[$Inventories$,45\mathrm{.}9,42\mathrm{.}9,$Current maturities of long$-$term debt,$39\mathrm{.}9,36\mathrm{.}9],[$Other current assets,$6\mathrm{.}0,3\mathrm{.}0,$Other current liabilities,$6\mathrm{.}0,12\mathrm{.}0],[$Total current assets,$191\mathrm{.}0,164\mathrm{.}0,$Total current liabilities,$144\mathrm{.}0,142\mathrm{.}0],[,,,,,],[$Long$-$Term Assets,,,Long$-$Term Liabilities,,$],[$Land$,66\mathrm{.}6,62\mathrm{.}1,$Long$-$term debt,$239\mathrm{.}7,168\mathrm{.}9],[$Buildings$,109\mathrm{.}5,91\mathrm{.}5,$Capital lease obligations,$---,---],[$Equipment$,119\mathrm{.}1,99\mathrm{.}6,$Total Debt,$239\mathrm{.}7,168\mathrm{.}9],[\backslash$table$[[$Less accumulated$],[$depreciation$]],(66\mathrm{.}1),(62\mathrm{.}5),$Deferred taxes,$22\mathrm{.}8,22\mathrm{.}2],[\backslash$table$[[$Net property, plant, and$],[$equipment$]],\backslash$table$[[229\mathrm{.}1]],190\mathrm{.}7,$Other long$-$term liabilities,$---,---],[$Goodwill$,60\mathrm{.}0,--,$Total long$-$term liabilities,$262\mathrm{.}5,191\mathrm{.}1],[$Other long$-$term assets,$73\mathrm{.}0,42\mathrm{.}0,$Total liabilities,$406\mathrm{.}5,333\mathrm{.}1],[$Total long$-$term assets,$362\mathrm{.}1,232\mathrm{.}7,$Stockholders' Equity,$146\mathrm{.}6,63\mathrm{.}6],[,,,,,],[$Total Assets,$553\mathrm{.}1,396\mathrm{.}7,\backslash$table$[[$Total liabilities and Stockholders$],[$Equity$]],553\mathrm{.}1,396\mathrm{.}7]]$

When using the book value of equity, the debt$-$to$-$equity ratio for Luther in $2019$ is closest to:

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