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Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Debt-to-Equity : 0.00 (As of Jan. 2013)


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What is Sycamore Networks Debt-to-Equity?

Sycamore Networks's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 was $0.00 Mil. Sycamore Networks's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 was $0.00 Mil. Sycamore Networks's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 was $70.56 Mil. Sycamore Networks's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 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 Sycamore Networks's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SCMR's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 0.28
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Sycamore Networks Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sycamore Networks'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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Sycamore Networks Debt-to-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sycamore Networks's Debt-to-Equity

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sycamore Networks'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.


Sycamore Networks's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sycamore Networks's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sycamore Networks Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sycamore Networks's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2012 is calculated as

Sycamore Networks's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 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.


Sycamore Networks  (OTCPK:SCMR) 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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Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Business Description

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Sycamore Networks Inc was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 17, 1998. The Company develops and markets Intelligent Bandwidth Management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide and provides services associated with such products.
Executives
Robert E Donahue director
John W Gerdelman director C/O SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, 220 MILL RD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824
Alan Cormier officer: General Counsel and Secretary 220 MILL ROAD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824