BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % : 12.70% (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is BPZ Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. BPZ Resources's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €22.08 Mil. BPZ Resources's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €173.81 Mil. Therefore, BPZ Resources's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 12.70%.

BPZ Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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12.47

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9.32

BPZ Resources Quarterly Data
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Effective Interest Rate on Debt %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.35	6.76	6.39	15.36	12.70

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BPZ Resources's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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BPZ Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

BPZ Resources's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (A: Dec. 2013 )	+	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2014 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -15.141	/	( (151.065	+	173.807)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * -15.141	/	162.436
=	9.32 %

where

	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2013 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	151.065	+	0
=	151.065

	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2014 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	0	+	173.807
=	173.807

BPZ Resources's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2014 )	+	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2015 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -22.08	/	( (173.807	+	0)	/ 1 )
=	-1 * -22.08	/	173.807
=	12.70 %

where

	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2014 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	0	+	173.807
=	173.807

	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	0	+	0
=	0

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2015) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.

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BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.

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