Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Debt-to-Equity : -15.01 (As of Sep. 2010)

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What is Bell Industries Debt-to-Equity?

Bell Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $5.5 Mil. Bell Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $11.7 Mil. Bell Industries's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $-1.1 Mil. Bell Industries's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was -15.01.

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 Bell Industries's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BLLI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 0.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Bell Industries Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bell Industries'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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Bell Industries Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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2.87

-42.34

-5.43

Bell Industries Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-9.95	-5.43	-3.69	-4.88	-15.01

Competitive Comparison of Bell Industries's Debt-to-Equity

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Bell Industries'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.

Bell Industries's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bell Industries's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Bell Industries Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bell Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 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	+	11.345)	/	-2.088
	=	-5.43

Bell Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 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
	=	(5.466	+	11.721)	/	-1.145
	=	-15.01

Bell Industries (GREY:BLLI) 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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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Business Description

Industry

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Address

4400 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268

Website

http://www.bellind.com

Bell Industries Inc is an information technology managed services and solutions company. It provides transformational Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management Solutions to large and mid-market enterprises, as well as the public sector. It also offers End User Computing, Infrastructure Management and Cloud Computing, IT Lifecycle Services and Enterprise Mobility Management.

Executives

Newcastle Partners L P	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark E Schwarz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Group Llc	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 1400, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Management Lp	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Clinton J Coleman	director, other: see attached explanation	C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Dale Booth	director

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