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Stevia (Stevia) Debt-to-Equity : 0.33 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Stevia Debt-to-Equity?

Stevia's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $1.06 Mil. Stevia's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.00 Mil. Stevia's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $3.21 Mil. Stevia's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.33.

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

STEV's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 0.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Stevia Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

Stevia Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -5.00 -0.89 0.77 -0.22

Stevia Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
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 1.34 -0.22 0.14 0.10 0.33

Competitive Comparison of Stevia's Debt-to-Equity

For the Farm Products subindustry, Stevia'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.

Stevia's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Stevia's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


Stevia Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(0.456 + 0) / -2.065
=-0.22

Stevia's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(1.061 + 0) / 3.207
=0.33

* 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.

Stevia  (OTCPK:STEV) 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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Stevia (Stevia) Business Description

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Address
72 Adelhaide Lane, East Islip, NY, USA, 11730
Website
https://www.realhemp.com
Stevia Corp is a Farm Management company. The company invests in research and development and IP acquisition and manages its propagation, nursery, and plantations. Its primary business activities include plant breeding and propagation, farming, extraction and refining, product formulation, and distribution and retail. It also provides services to contract growers and other industry growers. The company is focused on the commercial development of products that support a healthy lifestyle, including stevia and hemp and their compounds.