Command Security (Command Security) Debt-to-Equity : 0.89 (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is Command Security Debt-to-Equity?

Command Security's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $14.3 Mil. Command Security's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $0.0 Mil. Command Security's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $15.9 Mil. Command Security's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 0.89.

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 Command Security's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MOC'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.

Command Security Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Command Security'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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Command Security Debt-to-Equity Chart

Command Security Annual Data

Trend

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Mar18

Debt-to-Equity

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0.63

0.35

0.41

0.81

1.28

Command Security Quarterly Data
	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.39	1.28	1.08	0.69	0.89

Competitive Comparison of Command Security's Debt-to-Equity

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Command Security'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.

Command Security's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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

Command Security Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Command Security's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2018 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
	=	(19.401	+	0)	/	15.15
	=	1.28

Command Security's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 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
	=	(14.252	+	0)	/	15.944
	=	0.89

Command Security (AMEX:MOC) 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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Command Security (Command Security) Business Description

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Website

http://www.commandsecurity.com

Command Security Corp is the provider of full-solution security services. The company provides uniformed security officers and aviation services to commercial, education, financial, healthcare, hospitality, residential, industrial, aviation and governmental customers throughout the United States. In addition, it offers various services including recruiting, hiring, training and supervising all operating personnel as well as paying and providing them with uniforms, fringe benefits, and workers compensation insurance.

Executives

James P Heffernan	director	1012 BAY STREET, DELRAY BEACH FL 33483
Jerry Lavell Johnson	director	512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
David E Smith	10 percent owner	888 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049
Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd.	10 percent owner	4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Robert S Ellin	10 percent owner	4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Capital L.p.	10 percent owner	4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Management, Llc	10 percent owner	4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES DE 90010
Trinad Advisors Ii, Llc	10 percent owner	4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Barry Regenstein	director, officer: President and CFO	C/O COMMAND SECURITY CORP., RTE 55 LEXINGTON PARK P.O. BOX 340, LAGRANGEVILLE NY 12540
Jay Wolf	10 percent owner	981 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
Bruce Galloway	director	C/O GALLOWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 720 FIFTH AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Wade Martin R Iii	director	100 ROWLAND WAY, SUITE 300, NOVATO CA 94945