United States Oil and Gas (FRA:NG5B) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 3.57% (As of Sep. 2011)

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What is United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

United States Oil and Gas FRA:NG5B Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.57% as of Sep. 2011.

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. United States Oil and Gas's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was €0.14 Mil. United States Oil and Gas's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was €3.81 Mil. Therefore, United States Oil and Gas's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was 3.57%.


United States Oil and Gas  (FRA:NG5B) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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


United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for United States Oil and Gas's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

United States Oil and Gas Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
3.30 8.01

United States Oil and Gas Quarterly Data
Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 4.33 3.73 3.55 3.57

United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Competitor Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, United States Oil and Gas's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.


United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, United States Oil and Gas's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United States Oil and Gas's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.



United States Oil and Gas Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

United States Oil and Gas's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2009 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2010 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.295/( (3.216+4.149)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.295/3.6825
=8.01 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2009 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.515 + 2.701
=3.216

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2010 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=2.906 + 1.243
=4.149

United States Oil and Gas's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2011 )+Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2011 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.136/( (3.66+3.954)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.136/3.807
=3.57 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2011 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=2.757 + 1.197
=3.954

* 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.

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 (Sep. 2011) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.57% mean?
United States Oil and Gas (FRA:NG5B) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.57% as of Sep. 2011. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on United States Oil and Gas and its competitors.
Is United States Oil and Gas' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
United States Oil and Gas' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.57%.
How does United States Oil and Gas' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to competitors?
United States Oil and Gas' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.57% can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on United States Oil and Gas and its competitors. United States Oil and Gas's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.57%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United States Oil and Gas stock overvalued right now?
United States Oil and Gas (FRA:NG5B) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.57%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.57%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For United States Oil and Gas (FRA:NG5B), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.57% as of Sep. 2011. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

United States Oil and Gas Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
United States Oil And Gas Corp was founded in April 2007. The Company identifies and attempts to acquire domestic oil and gas service companies that market and distribute refined fuels, distillates (which are liquid petroleum products that are burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power) and propane to retail and wholesale customers and oversee the operations of the businesses it acquires. Its acquisition targets are small to mid-sized family-run companies. Oil and gas service companies typically purchase bulk fuel and propane from regional suppliers, then store, sell, and deliver the fuel and propane to local businesses, drillers, farms, wholesalers, and individuals.