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Bedford Metals (TSXV:BFM) Debt-to-Equity : -2.44 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bedford Metals Debt-to-Equity?

Bedford Metals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00 Mil. Bedford Metals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.63 Mil. Bedford Metals's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.26 Mil. Bedford Metals's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.44.

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

TSXV:BFM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -1.69   Max: 0.69
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Bedford Metals was 0.69. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -1.69.

TSXV:BFM's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 0.13 vs TSXV:BFM: -2.44

Bedford Metals Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bedford Metals'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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Bedford Metals Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bedford Metals Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 -1.74 -1.14 -1.77 -2.03

Bedford Metals Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.63 -2.03 -1.92 -2.92 -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Bedford Metals's Debt-to-Equity

For the Gold subindustry, Bedford Metals'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.


Bedford Metals's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Bedford Metals's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bedford Metals Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bedford Metals's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Bedford Metals's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Bedford Metals  (TSXV:BFM) 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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Bedford Metals (TSXV:BFM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
885 West Georgia Street, Suite 2200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3E8
Bedford Metals Corp is engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral exploration properties. The company owns interests in Philips Arm Gold Camp which includes Margurete Gold Project and Hewitt Point Project.

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