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Media Pal Holdings (Media Pal Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : -0.82 (As of Jan. 2001)


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What is Media Pal Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Media Pal Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2001 was $2.45 Mil. Media Pal Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2001 was $0.10 Mil. Media Pal Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2001 was $-3.12 Mil. Media Pal Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2001 was -0.82.

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 Media Pal Holdings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MPHD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Media Pal Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Media Pal Holdings'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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Media Pal Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Media Pal Holdings Annual Data
Trend Apr91 Apr92 Apr93 Apr94 Apr95 Apr96 Apr97 Apr98 Apr99 Apr00
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.92 1.38 3.06 -3.19

Media Pal Holdings Quarterly Data
Oct95 Jan96 Apr96 Jul96 Oct96 Jan97 Apr97 Jul97 Oct97 Jan98 Apr98 Jul98 Oct98 Jul99 Oct99 Jan00 Apr00 Jul00 Oct00 Jan01
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 3.89 -3.19 -2.96 -1.00 -0.82

Competitive Comparison of Media Pal Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Waste Management subindustry, Media Pal Holdings'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.


Media Pal Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Media Pal Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Media Pal Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Media Pal Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2000 is calculated as

Media Pal Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2001 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.


Media Pal Holdings  (OTCPK:MPHD) 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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Media Pal Holdings (Media Pal Holdings) Business Description

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Address
1700 Prospect Street, Sarasota, FL, USA, 34239
Website
Media Pal Holdings Corp operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility.

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