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Nutrition Management Services Co (Nutrition Management Services Co) Debt-to-Equity : 1.63 (As of Sep. 2009)


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What is Nutrition Management Services Co Debt-to-Equity?

Nutrition Management Services Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $3.54 Mil. Nutrition Management Services Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $2.09 Mil. Nutrition Management Services Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $3.45 Mil. Nutrition Management Services Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was 1.63.

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 Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NMSCA's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Nutrition Management Services Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nutrition Management Services Co'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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Nutrition Management Services Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Nutrition Management Services Co Annual Data
Trend Jun00 Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.04 1.50 1.64 1.52

Nutrition Management Services Co Quarterly Data
Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09
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 1.71 1.72 1.69 1.52 1.63

Competitive Comparison of Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Nutrition Management Services 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.


Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Nutrition Management Services Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2009 is calculated as

Nutrition Management Services Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 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.


Nutrition Management Services Co  (OTCPK:NMSCA) 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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Nutrition Management Services Co (Nutrition Management Services Co) Business Description

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Address
2071 Kimberton Road, Kimberton, PA, USA, 19442
Nutrition Management Services Co is a provider of food and facilities management services to the healthcare and retirement community industry such as Nursing Care Centers, Senior Living Communities, Acute Care Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers and Private Education Sector.

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