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Alseres Pharmaceuticals (Alseres Pharmaceuticals) Debt-to-Equity : -0.77 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Alseres Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-Equity?

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was $0.12 Mil. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was $8.30 Mil. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was $-10.98 Mil. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was -0.77.

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 Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ALSE's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 0.14
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alseres Pharmaceuticals'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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Alseres Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-Equity Chart

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.75 -0.71 -0.92 -0.85 -0.76

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 -0.84 -0.83 -0.76 -0.77 -0.77

Competitive Comparison of Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-Equity

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alseres Pharmaceuticals'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.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alseres Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 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.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals  (OTCPK:ALSE) 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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Alseres Pharmaceuticals (Alseres Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
275 Grove Street, Suite 2-400, Auburndale, MA, USA, 02466
Alseres Pharmaceuticals Inc is a US-based biotechnology company. It is focused on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products for disorders in the central nervous system. The company's lead product candidate is Altropane, a proprietary molecular imaging agent which is used to diagnose Parkinson's disease and dementia. Further, it is focused on entering into partnerships to ensure development and commercialization of its product. Geographically the firm carries out its business through the region of United States.
Executives
Mark Jerome Pykett officer: President and COO 223A MAIN ST, BOXFORD MA 021921
Robert Langer director 98 MONTVALE RD, NEWTON MA 02459
Peter G Savas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 110 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02173
John T Preston director C/O MOLTEN METAL TECHNOLOTY INC, 400-2 TOTTEN POND ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02154
Rice Kenneth L Jr officer: Exec VP of Fin & Admin & CFO C/O 85 MAIN STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Joseph P Hernon officer: Chief Financial Officer 1607 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, SUITE 407, SAN JUAN PR 00909
Stephen M Peck director P O BOX 554, 3600 S LAKE DRIVE, ST FRANCIS WI, MILWAUKEE WI 53201-0554

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