Exelis (FRA:6EX) Debt-to-Equity : 0.50 (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Exelis Debt-to-Equity?

Exelis's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €0 Mil. Exelis's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €600 Mil. Exelis's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €1,210 Mil. Exelis's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.50.

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

FRA:6EX's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 0.43
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Exelis Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Exelis'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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Exelis Debt-to-Equity Chart

Exelis Annual Data

Trend

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Debt-to-Equity

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0.73

0.64

0.39

0.52

Exelis Quarterly Data
	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.38	0.38	0.44	0.52	0.50

Competitive Comparison of Exelis's Debt-to-Equity

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Exelis'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.

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

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

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

Exelis Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Exelis's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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	+	526.339)	/	1011.317
	=	0.52

Exelis's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(0	+	599.676)	/	1210.44
	=	0.50

Exelis (FRA:6EX) 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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Exelis (FRA:6EX) Business Description

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http://www.exelisinc.com

Exelis Inc was incorporated in the state of Indiana on May 4, 2011. The Company is a diversified aerospace, defense, information and services Company. The Company operates in two segments: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Electronics and Systems and Information and Technical Services to military, government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The C4ISR Electronics and Systems segment provides engineered systems and solutions, including: ISR systems; integrated electronic warfare systems; radar and sonar systems; electronic attack and release systems; communications solutions; space systems; and composite aerostructures, for government and commercial customers. The Information and Technical Services segment provides a broad range of service solutions, including: systems integration; network design and development; air traffic management; cyber; intelligence; operations; sustainment; advanced engineering; logistics; and space launch and range-support, for U.S. military and U.S. Government customers. The C4ISR Electronics and Systems' products are classified into Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems, Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems, Electronic Attack and Release Systems, Radar, Reconnaissance and Undersea Systems, Communications Solutions, Night Vision, Positioning, Navigation and Timing, Aerostructures, and Specialty Applications. Information and Technical Services product lines are classified into Advanced Information Solutions, Civil and Aerospace Systems, Command, Control and Communications Systems, Infrastructure Asset Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Information Technology and Network Communication Services. The Company's customers include the United States Department of Defense, including U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, U.S. Government intelligence agencies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Aviation Administration. The Company competes against companies such as Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Raytheon Company, General Dynamics Corporation, L-3 Communications Corporation, SAIC Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Harris Corporation and BAE Systems, Inc. Internationally, it also competes against these same companies as well as Thales Group, EADS N.V., Finmeccanica S.p.A., among others The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.

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