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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Debt-to-Equity : 0.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MetroGas Debt-to-Equity?

MetroGas's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS31,034 Mil. MetroGas's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS0 Mil. MetroGas's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS349,746 Mil. MetroGas's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09.

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

BUE:METR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.46   Med: 0.42   Max: 21.54
Current: 0.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of MetroGas was 21.54. The lowest was -7.46. And the median was 0.42.

BUE:METR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
88.05% of 477 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs BUE:METR: 0.09

MetroGas Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetroGas'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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MetroGas Debt-to-Equity Chart

MetroGas 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 0.53 0.93 0.93 0.48 0.12

MetroGas 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 0.40 0.21 0.18 0.12 0.09

Competitive Comparison of MetroGas's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, MetroGas'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.


MetroGas's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



MetroGas Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

MetroGas'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.


MetroGas  (BUE:METR) 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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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Business Description

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Address
General Gregorio Araoz de Lamadrid 1360, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1267AAB
MetroGas SA is engaged in the utility sector. It is a gas distribution company engaged in the provision of natural gas distribution public services. The company is engaged in the commercialization and transportation of natural gas on behalf of or in association with third parties in Argentina. Its reporting segments include MetroGAS Distribution and MetroENERGIA Trading. The company generates maximum revenue from MetroGAS Distribution segment. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

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