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Summer Energy Holdings (Summer Energy Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : 6.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Summer Energy Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Summer Energy Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $20.6 Mil. Summer Energy Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.3 Mil. Summer Energy Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.5 Mil. Summer Energy Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.25.

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 Summer Energy Holdings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SUME' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: 1.45   Max: 16.53
Current: 6.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Summer Energy Holdings was 16.53. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was 1.45.

SUME's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
97.08% of 480 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.875 vs SUME: 6.25

Summer Energy Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Summer Energy Holdings's Debt-to-Equity 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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Summer Energy Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Summer Energy Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.45 3.44 1.00 16.53 6.25

Summer Energy Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 16.53 0.77 1.83 4.69 6.25

Competitive Comparison of Summer Energy Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Summer Energy Holdings'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.


Summer Energy Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Summer Energy Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Summer Energy Holdings's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Summer Energy Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Summer Energy Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Summer Energy Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.


Summer Energy Holdings  (OTCPK:SUME) 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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Summer Energy Holdings (Summer Energy Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5847 San Felipe Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX, USA, 77057
Summer Energy Holdings Inc operates as a retail electricity provider. It sells electricity and provides related billing, customer service, collections, and remittance services to residential and commercial customers. The company derives revenue from the sale of electricity to residential and small commercial customers.
Executives
Jaleea Pyle George director, officer: CFO, Secretary 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, #3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
James P Stapleton director
Andrew Bursten director 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Jeffery Mace Meeks director 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Tom Davis Oleary director, 10 percent owner 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, #3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Stuart Charles Gaylor director 7807 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON TX 77030
Neil Leibman director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, #3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Kelli Jean Mitchell officer: Chief Operating Officer 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, SUITE 3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Albert Jr Larose director 24918 PALMER COVE DRIVE, SPRING TX 77389
Angela Hanley officer: Sr VP of Operations & Mktg 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Maa Holdings, Ltd. 10 percent owner 515 W. FRIAR TUCK LANE, HOUSTON TX 77024
Michael D Vanderhoof director PO BOX 715, OAKLEY UT 84055
Tom M. Davis Family Lands Trust 10 percent owner 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Meryl Lee Roberts 10 percent owner 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Andrew J. Priest director 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057

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