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Monitronics International (Monitronics International) Debt-to-Equity : 6.21 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Monitronics International Debt-to-Equity?

Monitronics International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was $11.6 Mil. Monitronics International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was $986.3 Mil. Monitronics International's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was $160.6 Mil. Monitronics International's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 6.21.

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

SCTYQ's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Monitronics International Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Monitronics International'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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Monitronics International Debt-to-Equity Chart

Monitronics International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.90 16.73 -3.08 2.91 6.21

Monitronics International Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 2.91 4.60 5.07 5.37 6.21

Competitive Comparison of Monitronics International's Debt-to-Equity

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Monitronics International'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.


Monitronics International's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Monitronics International's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Monitronics International Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Monitronics International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Monitronics International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 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.


Monitronics International  (OTCPK:SCTYQ) 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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Monitronics International (Monitronics International) Business Description

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Address
1990 Wittington Place, Farmers Branch, TX, USA, 75234
Monitronics International Inc provides residential customers and commercial client accounts with monitored home and business security systems, as well as interactive and home automation services, in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Its reportable segment is Brinks Home Security. The revenue source of the company includes alarm monitoring revenue; product, installation and service revenue; and other revenue, of which key revenue is derived from the alarm monitoring service.

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