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SunEdison (SunEdison) Debt-to-Equity : 8.33 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is SunEdison Debt-to-Equity?

SunEdison's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $1,905.00 Mil. SunEdison's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $9,767.00 Mil. SunEdison's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $1,402.00 Mil. SunEdison's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 8.33.

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

SDSNQ.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: 30.91

SDSNQ.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 0.27 vs SDSNQ.PFD: 30.91

SunEdison Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for SunEdison'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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SunEdison Debt-to-Equity Chart

SunEdison Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 2.61 4.12 15.40 30.91

SunEdison Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 16.45 30.91 77.64 16.97 8.33

Competitive Comparison of SunEdison's Debt-to-Equity

For the Solar subindustry, SunEdison'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.


SunEdison's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SunEdison's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



SunEdison Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

SunEdison's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

SunEdison's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 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.


SunEdison  (OTCPK:SDSNQ.PFD) 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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SunEdison (SunEdison) Business Description

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MEMC Electronic Materials produces silicon wafers that are the basic materials used by chipmakers to fabricate semiconductors. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Europe, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. Customers include manufacturers of computer memory and microprocessors.
Executives
Strategic Value Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iv Llc 10 percent owner C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC, 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iii-a Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Victor Khosla 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iii Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ilan Daskal officer: EVP & CFO Designee 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Claire Gogel director C/O SUNEDISON, INC., 13736 RIVERPORT DRIVE, SUITE 180, MARYLAND HEIGHTS MO 63043
Daley Clayton C Jr director C/O THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY,, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Georganne Proctor director 1 BELVEDERE PLACE, SUITE 300, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Emmanuel T Hernandez director C/O MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., P O BOX 8, ST. PETERS MO 63376
Peter Blackmore director UTSTARCOM, INC., 1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY, ALAMEDA CA 94502
David A Ranhoff officer: SVP; President Solar Materials MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 501 PEARL DRIVE, ST. PETERS MO 63366
Shaker Sadasivam other: CEO & Pres. SSL P O BOX 8, SAINT PETERS MO 63376
Steven Vincent Tesoriere director C/O MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., 501 PEARL DRIVE, ST. PETERS MO 63376
Marshall C Turner director 220 MONTGOMERY ST, PENTHOUSE 10, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

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