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Sul America (BSP:SULA3) Debt-to-Equity : 0.39 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Sul America Debt-to-Equity?

Sul America's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was R$46 Mil. Sul America's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was R$3,190 Mil. Sul America's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was R$8,364 Mil. Sul America's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 0.39.

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

BSP:SULA3' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0.32   Max: 1.15
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sul America was 1.15. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.32.

BSP:SULA3's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 0.24 vs BSP:SULA3: 0.39

Sul America Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sul America'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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Sul America Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sul America Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.24 0.36 0.23 0.43

Sul America Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 0.28 0.43 0.44 0.39 0.39

Competitive Comparison of Sul America's Debt-to-Equity

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Sul America'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.


Sul America's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sul America's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sul America Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sul America's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Sul America's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 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.


Sul America  (BSP:SULA3) 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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Sul America (BSP:SULA3) Business Description

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Address
Rua Beatriz Larragoiti Lucas 121, 2nd Floor, South Wing, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20211-903
Sul America SA provides insurance services. The company's operating segment includes Health; Life and private pension; Asset Management and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Health segment.

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