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Chesapeake Energy (Chesapeake Energy) Debt-to-Equity : 0.20 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Chesapeake Energy Debt-to-Equity?

Chesapeake Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $61 Mil. Chesapeake Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,025 Mil. Chesapeake Energy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $10,682 Mil. Chesapeake Energy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.20.

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

CHKAQ' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -301.53   Med: 0.34   Max: 7.96
Current: 0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Chesapeake Energy was 7.96. The lowest was -301.53. And the median was 0.34.

CHKAQ's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
70.67% of 832 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs CHKAQ: 0.20

Chesapeake Energy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chesapeake Energy'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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Chesapeake Energy Debt-to-Equity Chart

Chesapeake Energy 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 2.17 -0.37 0.41 0.35 0.20

Chesapeake Energy 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 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.20 0.20

Competitive Comparison of Chesapeake Energy's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Chesapeake Energy'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.


Chesapeake Energy's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Chesapeake Energy's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chesapeake Energy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Chesapeake Energy'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.


Chesapeake Energy  (OTCPK:CHKAQ) 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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Chesapeake Energy (Chesapeake Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 73118
Chesapeake Energy Corp is a us-based exploration and production company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of properties for the production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from underground reservoirs. Geographically, the company focuses on areas of Marcellus, Northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania; Haynesville, Northwestern Louisiana (Gulf Coast); and Eagle Ford, South Texas.
Executives
Robert D. Lawler director, officer: CEO 6100 N WESTERN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Frank J. Patterson officer: EVP-Exploration & Production C/O CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION, 6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Luke R Corbett director P O BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
William M Buergler officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Thomas L Ryan director 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77219
R Brad Martin director
Cg Subsidiary Holdings L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
G.f.w. Energy Xi, L.p. 10 percent owner 2850 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 19TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75201
Scott Gieselman director REG NEWCO, INC. 416 S. BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
David W Hayes director 125 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 600, IRVING TX 75062
Gloria R. Boyland director 6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Leslie Starr Keating director 6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Mark A Edmunds director 6100 N WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Miller Merrill A Jr director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
M. Jason Pigott officer: EVP - Operations 6100 N. WESTERN AVE., OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118