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Wescan Energy (TSXV:WCE) Debt-to-Equity : 0.91 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wescan Energy Debt-to-Equity?

Wescan Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1.63 Mil. Wescan Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00 Mil. Wescan Energy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1.79 Mil. Wescan Energy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.91.

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

TSXV:WCE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.31   Med: 0.33   Max: 2.68
Current: 0.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Wescan Energy was 2.68. The lowest was -7.31. And the median was 0.33.

TSXV:WCE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
71.86% of 835 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs TSXV:WCE: 0.91

Wescan Energy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wescan 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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Wescan Energy Debt-to-Equity Chart

Wescan Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 1.27 0.65 0.74 1.02

Wescan 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 1.02 1.03 1.04 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Wescan Energy's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Wescan 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.


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

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

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



Wescan Energy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Wescan Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Wescan 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.


Wescan Energy  (TSXV:WCE) 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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Wescan Energy (TSXV:WCE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
520 - 5th Avenue SW, Suite 2500, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3R5
Wescan Energy Corp is in the business of oil and gas exploration, development and production with oil and gas operations and property interests in Alberta, Canada and Texas, U.S.A. It operates in a single reporting segment which is Oil and Gas Exploration and Production.

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