Zurich Insurance Co (JSE:ZSA) Equity-to-Asset : 0.37 (As of Dec. 2013)

Zurich Insurance Co Equity-to-Asset Chart

Zurich Insurance Co Annual Data
	Trend	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Equity-to-Asset		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				0.33	0.34	0.41	0.40	0.37

Zurich Insurance Co Semi-Annual Data
	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Equity-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				0.33	0.34	0.41	0.40	0.37

Competitive Comparison of Zurich Insurance Co's Equity-to-Asset

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Zurich Insurance Co's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.

Zurich Insurance Co's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Zurich Insurance Co's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zurich Insurance Co's Equity-to-Asset falls into.

Zurich Insurance Co Equity-to-Asset Calculation

Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.

Zurich Insurance Co's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Zurich Insurance Co's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 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.

Zurich Insurance Co  (JSE:ZSA) Equity-to-Asset Explanation

Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.

For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.

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