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Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (BSP:USIM3) Debt-to-Equity : 0.29 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Debt-to-Equity?

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$1,051 Mil. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$5,969 Mil. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$23,843 Mil. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.29.

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 Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:USIM3' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 0.42   Max: 0.66
Current: 0.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais was 0.66. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.42.

BSP:USIM3's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
63.44% of 558 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs BSP:USIM3: 0.29

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais'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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Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Debt-to-Equity Chart

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.47 0.33 0.31 0.32

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.32 0.31 0.33 0.32 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt-to-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais'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.


Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais  (BSP:USIM3) 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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Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (BSP:USIM3) Business Description

Address
Rua Professor Jose Vieira de Mendonca, 3.011 - Engenho Nogueira, Belo Horizonte, MG, BRA, 31310-260
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA is a Brazil-based company that is primarily engaged in the production and distribution of flat steel products. The company's product portfolio consists of ordinary heavy plates, Sincron series premium heavy plates, hot strips, cold-rolled products, and galvanized products. These products are used in automotive, civil construction, railway, electric, white goods, offshore platforms, and agricultural and construction machinery. The Brazilian domestic market represents the majority of the company's sales, while the United States, Argentina, and Turkey are the three biggest export destination markets for the company.

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