Cementos Argos S.A. (BOG:PFCEMARGOS.PFD) Debt-to-Equity : 0.38 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Cementos Argos S.A. Debt-to-Equity?

Cementos Argos S.A.'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was COP470,548.00 Mil. Cementos Argos S.A.'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was COP2,980,994.00 Mil. Cementos Argos S.A.'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was COP9,131,011.00 Mil. Cementos Argos S.A.'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.38.

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 Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BOG:PFCEMARGOS.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 0.74 Max: 1.06
Current: 0.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Cementos Argos S.A. was 1.06. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 0.74.

BOG:PFCEMARGOS.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
52.12% of 353 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs BOG:PFCEMARGOS.PFD: 0.38

Cementos Argos S.A. Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Cementos Argos S.A. Debt-to-Equity Chart

Cementos Argos S.A. Annual Data

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Dec22

Debt-to-Equity

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0.89

0.96

0.76

0.75

Cementos Argos S.A. Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.35	0.75	0.78	0.38	0.38

Competitive Comparison of Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Cementos Argos S.A.'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.

Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Cementos Argos S.A. Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(1783226	+	6423960)	/	11018470
	=	0.74

Cementos Argos S.A.'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(470548	+	2980994)	/	9131011
	=	0.38

Cementos Argos S.A. (BOG:PFCEMARGOS.PFD) 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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Cementos Argos S.A. (BOG:PFCEMARGOS.PFD) Business Description

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CMTOY:USA CEMARGOS:Columbia

Address

Carrera 53 No. 106 - 280, Centro Empresarial Buenavista, Piso 17, Barranquilla, COL

Website

https://www.argos.co

Cementos Argos S.A. is a cement producing company. In terms of the concrete business it is Colombia's leading producer and the second-largest producer in the United States. The company's corporate purpose is the exploitation of the cement industry, the production of concrete mixes and any other materials or items made of cement, lime or clay, the acquisition and exploitation of minerals or deposits of exploitable minerals in the cement industry and similar rights to explore and mine the aforementioned minerals, whether by concession, privilege, lease or other title.

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