Global Sources (Global Sources) Debt-to-Equity : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2016)

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What is Global Sources Debt-to-Equity?

Global Sources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was $0.0 Mil. Global Sources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was $0.0 Mil. Global Sources's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was $161.9 Mil. Global Sources's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 0.00.

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

GSOL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Global Sources Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Sources's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Global Sources Debt-to-Equity Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Global Sources's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Global Sources'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.

Global Sources's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Global Sources's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Global Sources Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Global Sources's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0	+	0)	/	161.921
	=	0.00

Global Sources's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0	+	0)	/	161.921
	=	0.00

Global Sources (NAS:GSOL) 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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Global Sources (Global Sources) Business Description

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Global Sources Ltd was incorporated in 1970. The Company is a B2B media company that provides information and integrated marketing services, with a focus on the Greater China market. The primary service includes creating and hosting marketing websites that present suppliers' product and company information in a consistent and searchable manner on GlobalSources.com. It also offers banner advertising and publish print and digital trade magazines, which consist of product advertisements from suppliers and independent editorial reports.The Company provides B2B media products and services to stimulate and streamline the marketing and sourcing processes of trade.

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