Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co (SZSE:000685) Debt-to-Equity : 0.47 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Debt-to-Equity?

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥2,524 Mil. Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥5,313 Mil. Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥16,630 Mil. Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.47.

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 Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:000685' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.25 Max: 0.47
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co was 0.47. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.25.

SZSE:000685's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
68.07% of 476 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.875 vs SZSE:000685: 0.47

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.28

0.30

0.22

0.32

0.46

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co 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															0.37	0.42	0.44	0.46	0.47

Competitive Comparison of Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co'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.

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co'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
	=	(3424.426	+	4161.85)	/	16377.679
	=	0.46

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co'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
	=	(2523.799	+	5312.564)	/	16630.388
	=	0.47

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co (SZSE:000685) 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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Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co (SZSE:000685) Business Description

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Address

18 Xingzhong Road, North Block, Caixing Building, Zhongshan, Guangdong, CHN, 528403

Website

http://www.zpug.net

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Ltd is engaged in providing integrated environmental protection services for urban water supply and wastewater treatment. The company also deals in agricultural products, financial products, transport services, construction of municipal utilities, and solid waste treatment.

Executives

Chen Xiao Hong	Executives
Liu Xue Tao	Directors, executives
Lu Yi Liao	Director
Zhang Lei	Directors, executives
Ceng Zhi Yao	Supervisors

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