BG Group (BUE:BG) Debt-to-Equity : 0.56 (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is BG Group Debt-to-Equity?

BG Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS16,411.72 Mil. BG Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS200,267.04 Mil. BG Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS385,144.85 Mil. BG Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.56.

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

BUE:BG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: 0.56

BUE:BG's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.44 vs BUE:BG: 0.56

BG Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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BG Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

BG Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.52

0.47

0.55

0.60

0.56

BG Group Quarterly Data
	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.60	0.58	0.51	0.53	0.56

Competitive Comparison of BG Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BG Group'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.

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

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

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

BG Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BG Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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
	=	(16411.724	+	200267.039)	/	385144.851
	=	0.56

BG Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 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
	=	(16411.724	+	200267.039)	/	385144.851
	=	0.56

BG Group (BUE:BG) 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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BG Group (BUE:BG) Business Description

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BG Group PLC was incorporated in United Kingdom on December 30, 1998. The Company specializes in the exploration, production, transmission and distribution of gas, oil and liquefied natural gas. Its two business segments are Upstream and LNG Shipping & Marketing. Upstream segment covers exploration and production activities for gas, oil and liquids, plus liquefaction operations associated with integrated LNG projects. LNG Shipping & Marketing segment covers the purchasing, shipping, marketing and sale of LNG, as well as the group's interests and capacity in regasification facilities. The Company's geographical areas of operations are Europe, Central Asia region, Africa, Middle East and Asia region, Americas, and Global LNG region, and Australia region.