Enerplus (Enerplus) Debt-to-Equity : 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Enerplus Debt-to-Equity?

Enerplus's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $93 Mil. Enerplus's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $120 Mil. Enerplus's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,227 Mil. Enerplus's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17.

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 Enerplus's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ERF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.48 Max: 1.36
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Enerplus was 1.36. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.48.

ERF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
74.37% of 831 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs ERF: 0.17

Enerplus Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Enerplus Debt-to-Equity Chart

Enerplus Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.45

0.98

1.20

0.26

0.17

Enerplus 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															0.26	0.20	0.23	0.23	0.17

Competitive Comparison of Enerplus's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Enerplus'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.

Enerplus's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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

Enerplus Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Enerplus'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
	=	(92.687	+	119.762)	/	1227.349
	=	0.17

Enerplus'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
	=	(92.687	+	119.762)	/	1227.349
	=	0.17

Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) 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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Enerplus (Enerplus) Business Description

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Address

3000, 333 - 7th Avenue S.W., The Dome Tower, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 2Z1

Website

https://www.enerplus.com

Enerplus Corp produces and develops crude oil and natural gas assets in Canada and the United States. The majority of oil production is derived from the Williston and Waterfloods basins, with the Marcellus providing a significant portion of natural gas production. Enerplus acquires the right to use assets through royalties paid to government entities, land owners and mineral rights owners. Crude oil and natural gas are sold to customers in both countries where assets are held and can be sold either at the well or a fixed destination.