NiSource (NiSource) Debt-to-Equity : 1.71 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is NiSource Debt-to-Equity?

NiSource's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,072 Mil. NiSource's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11,056 Mil. NiSource's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,270 Mil. NiSource's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.71.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for NiSource's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44 Med: 1.66 Max: 2.08
Current: 1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of NiSource was 2.08. The lowest was 1.44. And the median was 1.66.

NI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
79.62% of 476 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs NI: 1.71

NiSource Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for NiSource's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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NiSource Debt-to-Equity Chart

NiSource Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.62

1.73

1.44

1.49

1.71

NiSource Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.49	1.51	1.75	1.84	1.71

Competitive Comparison of NiSource's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, NiSource's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

NiSource's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NiSource's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NiSource's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

NiSource Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

NiSource's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3072.4	+	11055.5)	/	8269.6
	=	1.71

NiSource's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3072.4	+	11055.5)	/	8269.6
	=	1.71

NiSource (NYSE:NI) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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NiSource (NiSource) Business Description

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Address

801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, IN, USA, 46410

Website

https://www.nisource.com

NiSource is one of the nation's largest natural gas distribution companies with approximately 3.2 million customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. NiSource's electric utility transmits and distributes electricity in northern Indiana to about 500,000 customers. The regulated electric utility also owns more than 3,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including coal, natural gas, and renewable energy.

Executives

Michael E Jesanis	director	C/O NISOURCE INC., 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Lloyd M Yates	director	1N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Melody Birmingham	officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer	550 S. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Donald Eugene Brown	officer: Executive Vice President	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
William Jr. Jefferson	officer: EVP Operations & CSO	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Kimberly S Cuccia	officer: VP, Interim GC & Corp Sec	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael Luhrs	officer: EVP, Strategy & Risk & CCO	P.O. BOX 14720, MADISON WI 53708-0720
Melanie B. Berman	officer: SVP & CHRO	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
William D Johnson	director	77 BEALE ST, PO BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Cassandra S. Lee	director	7615 ZIONSVILLE RD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Sondra L Barbour	director	6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Eric L Butler	director	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, STOP 1210, OMAHA NE 68179
Daniel A Creekmur	officer: SVP & President, Gas Utilities	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael Hooper	officer: SVP and President, NIPSCO	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Pablo Vegas	officer: EVP & President Columbia Gas	801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410