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ZaZa Energy (ZaZa Energy) Debt-to-Equity : -1.30 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is ZaZa Energy Debt-to-Equity?

ZaZa Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $46.37 Mil. ZaZa Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $49.26 Mil. ZaZa Energy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $-73.35 Mil. ZaZa Energy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was -1.30.

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

ZAZA's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

ZaZa Energy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

ZaZa Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-Equity
- 2.72 58.42 -1.61 -1.54

ZaZa Energy Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
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 -1.30 -1.63 -1.54 -1.43 -1.30

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

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


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

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

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



ZaZa Energy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

ZaZa Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

ZaZa Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 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.


ZaZa Energy  (GREY:ZAZA) 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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ZaZa Energy (ZaZa Energy) Business Description

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Address
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2800, Houston, TX, USA, 77010
ZaZa Energy Corp is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is focused on the exploration and production of unconventional and conventional oil and gas assets. It operates primarily through joint ventures in the Eagle Ford East trend in East Texas and the Eagle Ford trend in South Texas.

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