Petrobras Argentina (Petrobras Argentina) Debt-to-Equity : 2.54 (As of Dec. 2017)

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What is Petrobras Argentina Debt-to-Equity?

Petrobras Argentina's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $305.8 Mil. Petrobras Argentina's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $1,944.3 Mil. Petrobras Argentina's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $885.6 Mil. Petrobras Argentina's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 2.54.

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

PZE's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Petrobras Argentina Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Petrobras Argentina'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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Petrobras Argentina Debt-to-Equity Chart

Petrobras Argentina Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.20

0.23

1.14

2.35

2.54

Petrobras Argentina Quarterly Data
	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Dec17
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.14	0.33	0.55	2.35	2.54

Competitive Comparison of Petrobras Argentina's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Petrobras Argentina'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.

Petrobras Argentina's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Petrobras Argentina's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Petrobras Argentina Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Petrobras Argentina's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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
	=	(305.839	+	1944.279)	/	885.572
	=	2.54

Petrobras Argentina's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 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
	=	(305.839	+	1944.279)	/	885.572
	=	2.54

Petrobras Argentina (NYSE:PZE) 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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Petrobras Argentina (Petrobras Argentina) Business Description

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Maipu 1, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1084ABA

Website

http://www.pampaenergia.com

Petrobras Argentina SA engages in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and distribution, petrochemical manufacturing and gas and energy activities in Latin America.