American Capital (American Capital) Debt-to-Equity : 0.00 (As of Sep. 2016)

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What is American Capital Debt-to-Equity?

American Capital's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.0 Mil. American Capital's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.0 Mil. American Capital's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $4,576.0 Mil. American Capital's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.00.

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

ACAS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

American Capital Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Capital'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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American Capital Debt-to-Equity Chart

American Capital Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.27

0.14

0.15

0.31

0.26

American Capital Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.50	0.26	0.20	0.18	-

Competitive Comparison of American Capital's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, American Capital'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.

American Capital's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, American Capital's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

American Capital Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

American Capital's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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
	=	(204	+	1053)	/	4822
	=	0.26

American Capital's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 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
	=	(0	+	0)	/	4576
	=	0.00

American Capital (NAS:ACAS) 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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American Capital (American Capital) Business Description

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Address

Website

http://www.american-capital.com

American Capital Ltd was founded in 1986 and incorporated in Delaware. On August 29, 1997, it completed an initial public offering and became a non-diversified closed end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. It is an asset management and private equity firm. The Company originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate, energy and structured products. It invests in senior and mezzanine debt and equity in buyouts of private companies sponsored by it or sponsored by other private equity funds and provide capital directly to early stage and mature private and small public companies. Its business objectives are to increase its net earnings and net asset value by making investments with attractive current yields and/or potential for equity appreciation and realized gains. Its investments can be divided into the following six business lines: American Capital One Stop Buyouts, Sponsor Finance Investments, Direct and Other Investments, European Capital, Asset Management and Structured Products. The Company competes with strategic buyers, private equity funds, mezzanine debt funds and other buyers and financing sources, including traditional financial services companies such as finance companies, commercial banks, investment banks and other equity and non-equity based investment funds. The Company and its portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws at the local, state, federal and foreign level, including with respect to securities laws, tax and accounting standards.

Executives

Susan K Nestegard	director	AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Gordon Obrien	officer: See Remarks	1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Peterson Kenneth D Jr	director	2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Samuel Allan Flax	officer: EVP, GC and Secretary	2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Alvin N Puryear	director	2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Malon Wilkus	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
John R Erickson	officer: See Remarks	2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kristen L Manos	director	855 EAST MAIN AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49454-0302
Ira Wagner	officer: Pres., European Priv Fin	2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
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