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Centrica (LSE:CNA) Debt-to-Equity : 0.67 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Centrica Debt-to-Equity?

Centrica's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £606 Mil. Centrica's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £2,650 Mil. Centrica's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £4,898 Mil. Centrica's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.66.

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

LSE:CNA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67   Med: 2.38   Max: 5.74
Current: 0.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Centrica was 5.74. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 2.38.

LSE:CNA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
56.93% of 397 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 0.79 vs LSE:CNA: 0.67

Centrica Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centrica'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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Centrica Debt-to-Equity Chart

Centrica Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.41 5.62 1.96 3.95 1.06

Centrica Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 1.78 3.95 0.94 1.06 0.67

Competitive Comparison of Centrica's Debt-to-Equity

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


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

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

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



Centrica Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Centrica's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Centrica's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 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.


Centrica  (LSE:CNA) 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.


Centrica Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Centrica Business Description

Address
Maidenhead Road, Millstream, Windsor, Berkshire, GBR, SL4 5GD
Centrica is a diversified utility based in the U.K. with operations that produce oil and gas and supply natural gas and electricity. Its British Gas business unit is the largest residential supplier of natural gas and HVAC services in Britain.