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BLHI (Blue Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : -1.50 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Blue Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Blue Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $14.13 Mil. Blue Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $2.15 Mil. Blue Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $-10.86 Mil. Blue Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was -1.50.

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 Blue Holdings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BLHI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry.
Industry Median: 0.43
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Blue Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Holdings'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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Blue Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Blue Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.28 11.25 0.65 3.17 18.53

Blue Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
Debt-to-Equity 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 -180.79 18.53 -2.28 -1.37 -1.50

Competitive Comparison of Blue Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Blue Holdings'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.


Blue Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Blue Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Blue Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Blue Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Blue Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 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.


Blue Holdings  (GREY:BLHI) 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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Blue Holdings Business Description

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Address
5804 E. Saluson Ave., Commerce, CA, USA, 90040
Website
Blue Holdings Inc designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion jeans and accessories under the brand names Antik Denim, Yanuk, Faith Connexion, and Taverniti So Jeans.

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