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Heritage Oil (FRA:HOI) Debt-to-Equity : 0.61 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Heritage Oil Debt-to-Equity?

Heritage Oil's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €82.3 Mil. Heritage Oil's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €293.7 Mil. Heritage Oil's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €612.2 Mil. Heritage Oil's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.61.

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

FRA:HOI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: 0.61

FRA:HOI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.45 vs FRA:HOI: 0.61

Heritage Oil Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heritage Oil'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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Heritage Oil Debt-to-Equity Chart

Heritage Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.12 0.15 0.44 0.61

Heritage Oil Semi-Annual Data
Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.33 0.12 0.15 0.44 0.61

Competitive Comparison of Heritage Oil's Debt-to-Equity

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


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

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

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



Heritage Oil Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Heritage Oil's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Heritage Oil's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 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.


Heritage Oil  (FRA:HOI) 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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Heritage Oil (FRA:HOI) Business Description

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Heritage Oil PLC was incorporated under the Jersey Companies Law on 6 February 2008 as Heritage Oil Limited. The Company changed its name to Heritage Oil Plc on 18 June 2009. The Company is an independent international oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas in Africa, the Middle East and Russia. The Company has exploration projects in Nigeria, Russia, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Malta, Pakistan and Libya. The Company has producing assets in Nigeria and Russia and exploration assets in Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Malta, Libya and Pakistan.

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