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Patterson-UTI Energy (Patterson-UTI Energy) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.28 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Patterson-UTI Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $70 Mil. Patterson-UTI Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,276 Mil. Patterson-UTI Energy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,812 Mil. Patterson-UTI Energy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.28.

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 Patterson-UTI Energy's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PTEN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 0.34   Max: 0.55
Current: 0.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Patterson-UTI Energy was 0.55. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.34.

PTEN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
63.1% of 832 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.435 vs PTEN: 0.28

Patterson-UTI Energy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Patterson-UTI Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.35 0.46 0.55 0.51 0.28

Patterson-UTI Energy 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.28 0.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Patterson-UTI Energy'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.


Patterson-UTI Energy Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Patterson-UTI Energy's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Patterson-UTI Energy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Patterson-UTI Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Patterson-UTI Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Patterson-UTI Energy  (NAS:PTEN) 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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Patterson-UTI Energy (Patterson-UTI Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 800, Houston, TX, USA, 77064
Patterson-UTI Energy is one of the largest land rig drilling contractors in the United States and maintains moderately sized pressure-pumping operations primarily in Texas and the Appalachian region, plus some modest operations in Colombia. It also provides directional drilling services and tool rental services in most U.S. onshore oil and gas basins.
Executives
Tiffany Thom Cepak director C/O PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC., 10713 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH, SU, HOUSTON TX 77064
Charles Andrew Smith officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 13627 COMELY LANE, HOUSTON TX 77079
Seth David Wexler officer: GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY 450 GEARS ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77067
James Carl Stewart director 1800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 450, HOUSTON TX 77056
James Michael Holcomb officer: President-Drilling Subsidiary 450 GEARS ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77067
Amy H Nelson director 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Drummond Robert Wayne Jr director 1301 MCKINNEY ST, STE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Leslie Ann Beyer director C/O NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP., INC., 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
Gary M. Halverson director 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Matthew Gillard officer: President-Completions 3990 ROGERDALE RD., HOUSTON TX 77042
Blackstone Management Associates Vii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Bcp Vii/bep Ii Holdings Manager L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Energy Management Associates Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Bep Diamond Aggregator L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Ema Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154