Whiting Petroleum (Whiting Petroleum) Debt-to-Equity : 0.06 (As of Mar. 2022)

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What is Whiting Petroleum Debt-to-Equity?

Whiting Petroleum's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $29 Mil. Whiting Petroleum's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $64 Mil. Whiting Petroleum's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $1,616 Mil. Whiting Petroleum's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 0.06.

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

WLL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.28 Med: 0.64 Max: 8.83
Current: 0.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Whiting Petroleum was 8.83. The lowest was -5.28. And the median was 0.64.

WLL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.44 vs WLL: 0.06

Whiting Petroleum Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whiting Petroleum's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Whiting Petroleum Debt-to-Equity Chart

Whiting Petroleum Annual Data

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Dec21

Debt-to-Equity

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0.96

0.66

0.71

0.33

0.03

Whiting Petroleum Quarterly Data
	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.23	0.14	0.08	0.03	0.06

Competitive Comparison of Whiting Petroleum's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Whiting Petroleum'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.

Whiting Petroleum's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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

Whiting Petroleum Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Whiting Petroleum's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 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
	=	(32.408	+	14.71)	/	1663.625
	=	0.03

Whiting Petroleum's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 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
	=	(28.547	+	64.067)	/	1615.733
	=	0.06

Whiting Petroleum (NYSE:WLL) 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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Whiting Petroleum (Whiting Petroleum) Business Description

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Address

1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4700, Denver, CO, USA, 80203-4547

Website

https://www.whiting.com

Whiting Petroleum Corp is a US-based independent oil and gas company. It is engaged in the development, production, acquisition, and exploration activities primarily in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. It explores the production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. The operations of the company are principally carried out in the United States. It derives revenue from the sales of oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas.

Executives

Janet Carrig	director	ONE SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 3200, CHICAGO IL 60606
Kevin S Mccarthy	director	C/O KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP, 1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SECOND FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
James P Henderson	officer: Former EVP Finance & CFO	1625 BROADWAY, SUITE 250, DENVER CO 80202
Charles J. Rimer	officer: Former EVP Operations & COO	NOBLE ENERGY INC., 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
Anne Taylor	director	800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Paul Korus	director	C/O CIIRMAREX ENERGY CO, 707 17TH ST. #3300, DENVER CO 80202-3404
Lynn A Peterson	director, officer: Former President & CEO	1625 BROADWAY, SUITE 250, DENVER CO 80202
Rice Daniel J. Iv	director	400 WOODCLIFF DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Susan M Cunningham	director	NOBLE ENERGY, INC., 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
Michael Scott Regan	officer: VP, Legal, GC and Secretary	1700 LINCOLN, SUITE 4700, DENVER CO 80203
Sirikka R Lohoefener	officer: Vice President and Controller	1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300 DENVER CO 80290
Stockton Jo Ann F.	officer: Vice President, Commercial	1700 LINCOLN STREET SUITE 4700 DENVER CO 80203
Philip Edward Doty	director	5160 PRESERVE PARKWAY NORTH GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80121
Lyne B Andrich	director
Michael G Hutchinson	director	9540 SOUTH MAROON CIRCLE, SUITE 200, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112