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VK Muehlen AG (FRA:VKL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.84 (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is VK Muehlen AG Debt-to-Equity?

VK Muehlen AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was €37.9 Mil. VK Muehlen AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was €18.0 Mil. VK Muehlen AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was €66.7 Mil. VK Muehlen AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was 0.84.

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 VK Muehlen AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:VKL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: 0.28

FRA:VKL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the industry.
Industry Median: vs FRA:VKL: 0.28

VK Muehlen AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for VK Muehlen AG'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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VK Muehlen AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

VK Muehlen AG Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13
Debt-to-Equity
- - - - 1.00

VK Muehlen AG Semi-Annual Data
Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.09 - 1.26 1.00 0.84

Competitive Comparison of VK Muehlen AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the subindustry, VK Muehlen AG'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.


VK Muehlen AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industry

For the industry and sector, VK Muehlen AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



VK Muehlen AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

VK Muehlen AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

VK Muehlen AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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.


VK Muehlen AG  (FRA:VKL) 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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VK Muehlen AG (FRA:VKL) Business Description

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VK Muehlen AG is engaged in the development and production of grain and cereal meals products.

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