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Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV (FRA:BDZ) Debt-to-Equity : 18.31 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV Debt-to-Equity?

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was €2,055 Mil. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was €0 Mil. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was €112 Mil. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 18.31.

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 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:BDZ's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV'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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Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV Debt-to-Equity Chart

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.67 1.29 1.56 31.61

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 1.65 1.72 1.87 31.61 18.31

Competitive Comparison of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt-to-Equity

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV'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.


Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 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.


Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV  (FRA:BDZ) 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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Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV (FRA:BDZ) Business Description

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Founded in 1889, Chicago Bridge & Iron provides a wide range of services, including conceptual design, technology, engineering, procurement, fabrication, modularization, construction, commissioning, maintenance, program management, and environmental services, to customers in the global energy infrastructure market. It also provides diversified government services. It generated 2017 adjusted revenue and adjusted EBIT of $5.8 billion and a loss of $180 million, respectively. CB&I employs 34,000 at active projects in more than 70 countries.

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