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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Liabilities-to-Assets

: 0.29 (As of Sep. 2013)
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Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. China Natural Gas's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $87.7 Mil. China Natural Gas's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $307.5 Mil. Therefore, China Natural Gas's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.29.


China Natural Gas Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Natural Gas's Liabilities-to-Assets 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
Liabilities-to-Assets
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.27 0.31 0.31 0.29

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
Liabilities-to-Assets 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 0.31 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.29

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Natural Gas's Liabilities-to-Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Liabilities-to-Assets 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 Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution

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

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



China Natural Gas Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

China Natural Gas's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2012 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=84.26/288.501
=0.29

China Natural Gas's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Sep. 2013 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=87.714/307.497
=0.29

* 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) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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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