Virgin America (Virgin America) Debt-to-Equity : 0.50 (As of Sep. 2016)

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What is Virgin America Debt-to-Equity?

Virgin America's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $31 Mil. Virgin America's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $441 Mil. Virgin America's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $939 Mil. Virgin America's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.50.

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

VA's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Virgin America Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virgin America'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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Virgin America Debt-to-Equity Chart

Virgin America Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Debt-to-Equity

N/A

-1.36

-1.95

0.28

0.38

Virgin America Quarterly Data
	Dec11	Dec12	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										0.34	0.38	0.45	0.53	0.50

Competitive Comparison of Virgin America's Debt-to-Equity

For the Airlines subindustry, Virgin America'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.

Virgin America's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Virgin America's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Virgin America Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Virgin America'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
	=	(48.843	+	258.898)	/	808.147
	=	0.38

Virgin America'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
	=	(30.581	+	441.386)	/	939.209
	=	0.50

Virgin America (NAS:VA) 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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Virgin America (Virgin America) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

Website

https://www.virginamerica.com

Virgin America Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2004. The Company is low-cost airline based in California that provides scheduled air travel in the continental United States and Mexico. It operates from its focus cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco to other business and leisure destinations in North America. It provides a distinctive offering for its passengers, whom it calls guests, that is centered around its brand and its travel experience, while at the same time maintaining a low-cost structure through its point-to-point network and high utilization of its efficient, single fleet type. The principal competitors on domestic routes are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. Virgin America, the Virgin America logo and the Virgin signature are trademarks of the Company.

Executives

Stacy J Smith	director	2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD., RNB-4-151, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Peter D Hunt	officer: Senior VP and CFO	1689 NONCONNAH BLVD, SUITE 111, MEMPHIS TN 38132
Paul Wachter	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Cyrus Capital Partners, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	65 EAST 55 STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cyrus Capital Partners Gp, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	65 EAST 55TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen C Freidheim	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Samuel K Skinner	director	233 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Donald J Carty	director	C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
Jennifer L Vogel	director	C/O AAR CORP., 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Virgin Group Holdings Ltd	director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks	LA MOTTE CHAMBERS, ST HELIER, JERSEY X0 JE1 1BJ
Corvina Holdings Ltd	director, 10 percent owner	LA MOTTE CHAMBERS, ST HELIER X0 JE1 1BJ
Cyrus Opportunities Master Fund Ii, Ltd.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Crescent 1 Lp	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cyrus Select Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cyrus Capital Advisors, L.l.c.	director, 10 percent owner	399 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022