Dynegy (Dynegy) Debt-to-Equity : 4.44 (As of Dec. 2017)

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What is Dynegy Debt-to-Equity?

Dynegy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $105 Mil. Dynegy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $8,328 Mil. Dynegy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $1,901 Mil. Dynegy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 4.44.

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

DYN's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 0.845
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Dynegy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Dynegy Debt-to-Equity Chart

Dynegy Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.90

2.35

2.47

4.40

4.44

Dynegy Quarterly Data
	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.40	3.84	4.39	4.40	4.44

Competitive Comparison of Dynegy's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Dynegy'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.

Dynegy's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Dynegy's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Dynegy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dynegy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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
	=	(105	+	8328)	/	1901
	=	4.44

Dynegy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 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
	=	(105	+	8328)	/	1901
	=	4.44

Dynegy (NYSE:DYN) 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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Dynegy (Dynegy) Business Description

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http://www.dynegy.com

Dynegy is a wholesale power provider operating in the Midwest, the Northeast, and the West. The company operates a mix of natural gas and coal capacity. Dynegy's capacity consists of baseload, intermediate, and peak power plants. Dynegy also operates a retail energy supply business.

Executives

Martin W. Daley	officer: EVP and COO	601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Carolyn Jeanne Burke	officer: EVP, Strategy	C/O EXCELERATE ENERGY, INC., 2445 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD., LEVEL 6, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Robert C Flexon	director, officer: President and CEO	1313 N MARKET ST, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Henry D. Jones	officer: EVP and Chief Commercial Off.	601 TRAVIS, 14TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
Clint Freeland	officer: EVP and CFO	C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Catherine C. James	officer: EVP and General Counsel	1001 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John R Sult	director	1001 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sheree M. Petrone	officer: EVP, Retail	601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Julius Cox	officer: EVP	77 BEALE STREET, POB 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Dean Ellis	officer: EVP	601 TRAVIS STREET, STE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
John Clinton Walden	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patrick Iii Wood	director	QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 1360 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77056-3023
Richard Lee Kuersteiner	director	1808 BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD, HILLSBOROUGH CA 94010
Hilary E. Ackermann	director	601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jeffrey Scott Stein	director	601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002