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Livechain (Livechain) Debt-to-Equity : -0.37 (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Livechain Debt-to-Equity?

Livechain's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.21 Mil. Livechain's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. Livechain's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.56 Mil. Livechain's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.37.

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

LICH's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Livechain Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

Livechain Annual Data
Trend Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -0.05 0.02

Livechain Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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 0.13 -0.94 -0.48 -0.28 -0.37

Competitive Comparison of Livechain's Debt-to-Equity

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Livechain'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.


Livechain's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Livechain's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Livechain Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Livechain's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Livechain's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 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.


Livechain  (OTCPK:LICH) 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.


Livechain Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Livechain (Livechain) Business Description

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100 Overlook Center, 2nd Floor, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
Livechain Inc operates as a Shell company.

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