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Gulf Power Co. (Gulf Power Co.) Debt-to-Equity : 0.83 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Gulf Power Co. Debt-to-Equity?

Gulf Power Co.'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $50.00 Mil. Gulf Power Co.'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $1,285.00 Mil. Gulf Power Co.'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $1,604.00 Mil. Gulf Power Co.'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.83.

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 Gulf Power Co.'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GLFQP.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Gulf Power Co. Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Power Co.'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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Gulf Power Co. Debt-to-Equity Chart

Gulf Power Co. 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 0.99 1.01 0.96 0.87 0.87

Gulf Power Co. Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 0.81 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Power Co.'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Gulf Power Co.'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.


Gulf Power Co.'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Gulf Power Co.'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gulf Power Co. Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Gulf Power Co.'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Gulf Power Co.'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Gulf Power Co.  (GREY:GLFQP.PFD) 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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Gulf Power Co. (Gulf Power Co.) Business Description

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Address
One Energy Place, Pensacola, FL, USA, 32520
Gulf Power Company operates as a vertically integrated utility providing electricity to retail customers within its traditional service area located in northwest Florida and to wholesale customers in the Southeast.

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