Mawson West (TSX:MWE) Debt-to-Equity : -4.16 (As of Sep. 2016)

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What is Mawson West Debt-to-Equity?

Mawson West's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was C$3.92 Mil. Mawson West's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was C$87.37 Mil. Mawson West's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was C$-21.97 Mil. Mawson West's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -4.16.

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

TSX:MWE's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 0.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Mawson West Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mawson West'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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Mawson West Debt-to-Equity Chart

Mawson West Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.02

0.24

0.05

1.58

-3.87

Mawson West Quarterly Data
	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.40	-3.87	-3.93	-4.38	-4.16

Competitive Comparison of Mawson West's Debt-to-Equity

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Mawson West'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.

Mawson West's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Mawson West's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Mawson West Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Mawson West's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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
	=	(22.711	+	70.101)	/	-23.968
	=	-3.87

Mawson West's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 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
	=	(3.918	+	87.366)	/	-21.969
	=	-4.16

Mawson West (TSX:MWE) 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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