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Fred. Olsen Production ASA (OSL:FOP) Debt-to-Equity : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Fred. Olsen Production ASA Debt-to-Equity?

Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was kr0.0 Mil. Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was kr785.4 Mil. Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was kr1,198.9 Mil. Fred. Olsen Production ASA's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 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 Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:FOP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: 0.66

OSL:FOP's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.45 vs OSL:FOP: 0.66

Fred. Olsen Production ASA Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fred. Olsen Production ASA'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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Fred. Olsen Production ASA Debt-to-Equity Chart

Fred. Olsen Production ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.87 0.90 0.72 0.80 0.66

Fred. Olsen Production ASA Semi-Annual Data
Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.87 0.90 0.72 0.80 0.66

Competitive Comparison of Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Fred. Olsen Production ASA'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.


Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Fred. Olsen Production ASA Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 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.


Fred. Olsen Production ASA  (OSL:FOP) 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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Fred. Olsen Production ASA (OSL:FOP) Business Description

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Fred Olsen Production ASA, formerly Yinson Production AS was founded in 1983. The Company provides offshore support services. Its segments include transport, marine, trading, and other. The transport segment includes the provision of commercial land transportation, haulage and shipping services. The marine segment comprises provision of vessel, barge and marine related services. The trading segment comprises the trading activities mainly in the construction related materials. The other business segments include rental, insurance and investment income.

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