Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust) Debt-to-Equity : 0.04 (As of Oct. 2023)

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What is Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Debt-to-Equity?

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $16.75 Mil. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $460.25 Mil. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.04.

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 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PMO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.1 Max: 0.11
Current: 0.04

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust was 0.11. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.10.

PMO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
86.49% of 1014 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.195 vs PMO: 0.04

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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* 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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Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Debt-to-Equity Chart

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Annual Data

Trend

Apr18

Apr19

Apr20

Apr21

Apr22

Apr23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.10

0.08

0.09

0.11

0.04

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Semi-Annual Data
	Oct17	Apr18	Oct18	Apr19	Oct19	Apr20	Oct20	Apr21	Oct21	Apr22	Oct22	Apr23	Oct23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								0.10	0.11	0.11	0.04	0.04

Competitive Comparison of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust'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.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	21.413)	/	516.141
	=	0.04

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	16.746)	/	460.254
	=	0.04

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) 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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Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust) Business Description

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Address

100 Federal Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02110

Website

https://www.putnam.com

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. It seeks to provide as high a level of current income free from federal income tax as Putnam Management believes is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests in healthcare, utilities, transportation, tax bonds, local debt, state debt, and education.

Executives

Stephen R Denny	officer: Head HR- Diversity & Inclusion, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Aaron M Cooper	officer: Dir. Global Equity Research, other: Putnam Investments	100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Manoj P Singh	director	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Carlo Forcione	officer: Head of Product and Strategy, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Catherine Saunders	officer: Head,Corporate Sustainability, other: and Public Policy - Putnam Inv	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Mona Sutphen	director	777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Marie Pillai	director	C/O PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Jacquelyn S Vanderbrug	officer: Headof Sustainability Strategy, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Jennifer Murphy	director	LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Brendan T Murray	officer: Head of Global Inv. Strategies, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Alan Mccormack	officer: Vice President and, other: Derivatives Risk Manager	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 16 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON X0 SW1A 1ER
Martin Lemaire	officer: Vice President and, other: Derivatives Risk Manager	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Steven P Mckay	officer: Head of Global DCIO, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Kaitlin May	officer: Head of Global Institutional, other: Management /Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Stephen J Tate	officer: General Counsel, other: Chief Legal Officer/Putnam Inv	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110