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XCounter AB (OSTO:XCT) Debt-to-Equity : 0.26 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is XCounter AB Debt-to-Equity?

XCounter AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was kr0.00 Mil. XCounter AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was kr21.08 Mil. XCounter AB's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was kr81.95 Mil. XCounter AB's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.26.

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

OSTO:XCT's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 0.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

XCounter AB Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for XCounter AB'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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XCounter AB Debt-to-Equity Chart

XCounter AB Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - 0.25 0.27 0.29 0.26

XCounter AB Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
Debt-to-Equity 0.29 0.31 0.31 0.29 0.26

Competitive Comparison of XCounter AB's Debt-to-Equity

For the Medical Devices subindustry, XCounter AB'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.


XCounter AB's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, XCounter AB's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



XCounter AB Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

XCounter AB's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

XCounter AB's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 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.


XCounter AB  (OSTO:XCT) 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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