CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo (BSP:MSPA3) Debt-to-Equity : 0.20 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Debt-to-Equity?

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$26.4 Mil. CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$136.1 Mil. CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$831.9 Mil. CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo'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 CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:MSPA3' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.09 Max: 0.2
Current: 0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo was 0.20. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.09.

BSP:MSPA3's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.48 vs BSP:MSPA3: 0.20

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Debt-to-Equity Chart

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.05

0.11

0.18

0.17

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo 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															0.18	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.20

Competitive Comparison of CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt-to-Equity

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo'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.

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(26.661	+	118.145)	/	838.565
	=	0.17

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(26.424	+	136.133)	/	831.884
	=	0.20

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo (BSP:MSPA3) 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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CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo (BSP:MSPA3) Business Description

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MSPA4:Brazil

Address

Rua Tito 479, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 05051000

Website

http://www.melhoramentos.com.br

CIA Melhoramentos de Sao Paulo primarily engages in publishing business in Brazil. It offers paperback and digital books primarily for children, teenagers, and schools; cooking books; and customized books for companies. The company also engages in developing and maintaining forests; conducting reforestation activities of pines and eucalyptus; and urban, industrial, or infrastructure projects of real estate development. In addition, it is involved in the production of fibers, such as thermo ground wood, Bleached Thermo Ground Wood and Neolux Fibers, used as raw material for the production of paperboard, tissue and special papers.

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