EVSP (Environmental Service Professionals) Debt-to-Asset : 5.70 (As of Sep. 2009)

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What is Environmental Service Professionals Debt-to-Asset?

Environmental Service Professionals EVSP Debt-to-Asset is 5.70 as of Sep. 2009.

Environmental Service Professionals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $4.12 Mil. Environmental Service Professionals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $1.24 Mil. Environmental Service Professionals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease ObligationTotal Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $0.94 Mil. Environmental Service Professionals's debt to asset for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was 5.70.

Environmental Service Professionals  (OTCPK:EVSP) Debt-to-Asset Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-Asset, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Assets.

Environmental Service Professionals Debt-to-Asset Related Terms

Environmental Service Professionals Debt-to-Asset Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Environmental Service Professionals's Debt-to-Asset 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.

Environmental Service Professionals Debt-to-Asset Chart

Environmental Service Professionals Annual Data
Trend Jan98 Jan99 Jan00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Debt-to-Asset
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.12 2.11 4.91

Environmental Service Professionals Quarterly Data
Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09
Debt-to-Asset Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.60 4.91 5.87 5.50 5.70

EVSP vs PRZM, NNUP, EXCC: Debt-to-Asset Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Environmental Service Professionals's Debt-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-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.

Environmental Service Professionals Debt-to-Asset vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Environmental Service Professionals's Debt-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Environmental Service Professionals's Debt-to-Asset falls into.


Environmental Service Professionals Debt-to-Asset Calculation

Debt to Asset measures the financial leverage a company has.

Environmental Service Professionals's Debt-to-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Debt-to-Asset=Total Debt / Total Assets
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Assets
=(3.655 + 1.244) / 0.997
=4.91

Environmental Service Professionals's Debt-to-Asset for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

Debt-to-Asset=Total Debt / Total Assets
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Assets
=(4.118 + 1.244) / 0.941
=5.70

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-Asset →
What does a Debt-to-Asset of 5.70 mean?
Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP) has a Debt-to-Asset of 5.70 as of Sep. 2009. Debt-to-asset ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total assets. View historical data on Environmental Service Professionals and its competitors.
Is Environmental Service Professionals' Debt-to-Asset too high?
Environmental Service Professionals' current Debt-to-Asset is 5.70.
How does Environmental Service Professionals' Debt-to-Asset compare to PRZM and NNUP?
Environmental Service Professionals' Debt-to-Asset of 5.70 can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-Asset for a Waste Management company?
A good Debt-to-Asset depends on the Waste Management industry context. However, Debt-to-Asset should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-Asset mean?
A high Debt-to-Asset can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-asset ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total assets. View historical data on Environmental Service Professionals and its competitors. Environmental Service Professionals's current Debt-to-Asset is 5.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Environmental Service Professionals stock overvalued right now?
Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP) has a current Debt-to-Asset of 5.70. The current Debt-to-Asset is 5.70. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-Asset calculated?
Debt-to-Asset is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP), the current Debt-to-Asset is 5.70 as of Sep. 2009. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Environmental Service Professionals Business Description

Address 810 N. Farrell Drive, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 92262
Environmental Service Professionals Inc is in the moisture inspection/indoor air quality industry. ESP owns and operates a comprehensive suite of businesses dealing with energy efficiency, environmental issues and resolving environmentally sensitive problems in both residential and commercial markets. ESP offers various inspection services that include energy/efficiency audits for home and commercial property, focused on indoor air quality inspections for toxins including mold, moisture intrusion, radon, lead, VOCís and other pollutants that have an acute and chronic negative impact on the indoor environment and occupant health.