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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Equity-to-Asset

: 0.71 (As of Sep. 2013)
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Equity to Asset ratio is calculated as total stockholders equity divided by total asset. China Natural Gas's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $219.5 Mil. China Natural Gas's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $307.5 Mil. Therefore, China Natural Gas's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.71.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Natural Gas's Equity-to-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

CHNGQ's Equity-to-Asset is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.38
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Equity-to-Asset only.

China Natural Gas Equity-to-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Natural Gas's Equity-to-Asset 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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China Natural Gas Annual Data
Trend Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Equity-to-Asset
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 0.73 0.69 0.69 0.71

China Natural Gas Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
Equity-to-Asset Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Natural Gas's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.


China Natural Gas Equity-to-Asset Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Natural Gas's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Natural Gas's Equity-to-Asset falls into.



China Natural Gas Equity-to-Asset Calculation

Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.

China Natural Gas's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (A: Dec. 2012 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=204.009/288.501
=0.71

China Natural Gas's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (Q: Sep. 2013 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=219.478/307.497
=0.71

* 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.


China Natural Gas  (OTCPK:CHNGQ) Equity-to-Asset Explanation

Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.

For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.


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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
35 Tang Yan Road, 19th Floor Building B, Van Metropolis, Hi-Tech Zone, Shaanxi Province, Xian, CHN, 710065
China Natural Gas Inc through its subsidiaries engages in sales & distribution of natural gas and gasoline to commercial, industrial & residential customers, construction of pipeline networks, installation of natural gas fittings & parts for end-users.
Executives
Frank Waung director 72 GREAT HILLS RD., SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Lawrence W. Leighton director TANG XING SHU MA BUILDING, SUITE 418, TANG XING ROAD, XIAN, SHAANXI PROVINCE F4 710065
Xiaogang Zhu officer: Chief Financial Officer SUITE 909, TOWER B, CHANG AN INTL BLDG, NO. 88 NAN GUAN ZHEN XIE, XI AN CITY, SHAN XI PROVINCE F4 710068

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