Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (TSE:4182) Debt-to-Equity : 0.25 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Debt-to-Equity?

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円61,363 Mil. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円96,560 Mil. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円640,643 Mil. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25.

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 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:4182' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.23 Max: 0.66
Current: 0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co was 0.66. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.23.

TSE:4182's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
59.33% of 1399 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs TSE:4182: 0.25

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Annual Data

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0.15

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0.24

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.24	0.24	0.27	0.25	0.25

Competitive Comparison of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(48987	+	97956)	/	607611
	=	0.24

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter 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
	=	(61363	+	96560)	/	640643
	=	0.25

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (TSE:4182) 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.

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co (TSE:4182) Business Description

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5-2 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8324

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals. The company organizes itself into four primary segments based on product type. The natural gas chemicals segment, which generates the most revenue of the segments, sells methanol, ammonia, and other chemicals produced from natural gas that are used to make fertilizers, plastics, and coatings. The specialty chemicals segment sells chemicals used to produce semiconductors, liquid crystals for televisions and monitors, and resins used to make plastic products. The aromatic chemicals segment sells terephthalic acid used to produce plastic bottles. The information and advanced materials segment sells copper laminates and oxygen absorbers.

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