KGI Securities Co., (LSE:KGIS) Debt-to-Equity : 0.23 (As of Sep. 2012)

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What is KGI Securities Co., Debt-to-Equity?

KGI Securities Co.,'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $265.1 Mil. KGI Securities Co.,'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $105.2 Mil. KGI Securities Co.,'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $1,625.3 Mil. KGI Securities Co.,'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 0.23.

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 KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:KGIS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 0.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

KGI Securities Co., Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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KGI Securities Co., Debt-to-Equity Chart

KGI Securities Co., Annual Data

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Dec10

Dec11

Debt-to-Equity

0.69

0.27

KGI Securities Co., Quarterly Data
	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			0.48	0.27	0.31	0.27	0.23

Competitive Comparison of KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Capital Markets subindustry, KGI Securities Co.,'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.

KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt-to-Equity falls into.

KGI Securities Co., Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 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
	=	(457.046	+	0)	/	1688.601
	=	0.27

KGI Securities Co.,'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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
	=	(265.13	+	105.169)	/	1625.348
	=	0.23

KGI Securities Co., (LSE:KGIS) 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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