Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Equity-to-Asset : 0.81 (As of Jan. 2013)

Sycamore Networks Equity-to-Asset Chart

Sycamore Networks Annual Data
	Trend	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Jul06	Jul07	Jul08	Jul09	Jul10	Jul11	Jul12
Equity-to-Asset		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.97	0.97	0.96	0.96	0.96

Sycamore Networks Quarterly Data
	Apr08	Jul08	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09	Jul09	Oct09	Jan10	Apr10	Jul10	Oct10	Jan11	Apr11	Jul11	Oct11	Jan12	Apr12	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13
Equity-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.95	0.96	0.96	0.89	0.81

Competitive Comparison of Sycamore Networks's Equity-to-Asset

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sycamore Networks'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.

Sycamore Networks's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sycamore Networks's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sycamore Networks's Equity-to-Asset falls into.

Sycamore Networks 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.

Sycamore Networks's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2012 is calculated as

Sycamore Networks's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 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.

Sycamore Networks  (OTCPK:SCMR) 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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