Metal Storm (Metal Storm) Debt-to-Equity : -1.00 (As of Dec. 2011)

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What is Metal Storm Debt-to-Equity?

Metal Storm's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was $19.30 Mil. Metal Storm's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was $0.91 Mil. Metal Storm's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was $-20.24 Mil. Metal Storm's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was -1.00.

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

MTSXY's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 0.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Metal Storm Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metal Storm's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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* 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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Metal Storm Debt-to-Equity Chart

Metal Storm Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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-3.98

-1.42

-0.21

-0.95

-1.00

Metal Storm Semi-Annual Data
	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							-3.98	-1.42	-0.21	-0.95	-1.00

Competitive Comparison of Metal Storm's Debt-to-Equity

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Metal Storm'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.

Metal Storm's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Metal Storm's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Metal Storm Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Metal Storm's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 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
	=	(19.298	+	0.911)	/	-20.235
	=	-1.00

Metal Storm's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 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
	=	(19.298	+	0.911)	/	-20.235
	=	-1.00

Metal Storm (OTCPK:MTSXY) 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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Metal Storm (Metal Storm) Business Description

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http://www.metalstorm.com

Metal Storm Ltd is incorporated under the laws of Australia on April 13, 1994. The company is a defence technology company engaged in the development of electronically initiated ballistics systems using its stacked round technology. Its technology is an electronically initiated, stacked projectile system which removes the mechanical steps required to fire a conventional weapon. Effectively, the only parts that move in Metal Storm's technology are the projectiles contained within the barrels. Multiple projectiles are stacked in a barrel, each separated by a propellant load. Its products include 3GL - 3 shot grenade launcher, FireStorm, MAUL, Redback, Munitions and Component weapon systems. The company also provides Research and Development as well as Consulting and Integration Services.

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