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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.
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Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
* 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.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Debt-to-Equity Chart
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Annual Data
For the Department Stores subindustry, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia'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.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Debt-to-Equity vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
* 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.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) has a Debt-to-Equity of 0.11 as of Mar. 2026. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia and its competitors. This is 69% below median its historical median of 0.35. Over the past decade, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Debt-to-Equity has ranged from 0.06 to 1.95. According to the industry distribution chart, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia ranks #146 out of 1015 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 14.4%.
Is Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Debt-to-Equity too high?
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's current Debt-to-Equity of 0.11 is 69% below median its 10-year median of 0.35. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.06 to a high of 1.95. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.56. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's value of 0.11 is 80.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia ranks #146 out of 1015 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Debt-to-Equity compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia ranks #146 out of 1015 companies for Debt-to-Equity. This places Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia in the top 14% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.56. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's value of 0.11 is 80.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's own Debt-to-Equity has ranged from 0.06 to 1.95 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.35 vs. the industry median of 0.56, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-Equity for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Debt-to-Equity among Retail - Cyclical companies is 0.56, based on 1,015 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's current Debt-to-Equity of 0.11 is 80.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-Equity mean?
A high Debt-to-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Debt-to-Equity is 0.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.11, which is 69% below median its own 10-year median of 0.35. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS1,209.38, compared to a current price of ARS1,170.00 — trading 3.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-Equity is 0.11, which is 69% below median its 10-year median of 0.35 and 80.4% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 0.56. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-Equity calculated?
Debt-to-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA), the current Debt-to-Equity is 0.11 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ARS1,170.00 is trading 3.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS1,209.38.
GuruFocus considers Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BUE:PATA:
Debt-to-Equity: 0.11 (69% below median its 10-year median of 0.35)
GF Value™: ARS1,209.38 vs. price of ARS1,170.00 (3.3% below fair value)
Industry Position: 80.4% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#146 of 1015)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:PATA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia SA operates a chain of supermarkets. It produces and distributes meat, various cold cuts, frozen and canned foods, bakery, dairy, toiletries, groceries and cleaning products, among others. The company has business activities such as in buying and selling , import, collection, fractionation, distribution and export of all kinds of fruits and foods, fresh and packaged, perishable or non-perishable, and in general of any merchandise or product marketable in general stores, both in their own physical establishments or in third parties, such as hypermarkets or supermarkets.
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