BTHC XV (BTHC XV) Debt-to-Equity : 0.56 (As of Dec. 2011)

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What is BTHC XV Debt-to-Equity?

BTHC XV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was $10.95 Mil. BTHC XV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was $0.00 Mil. BTHC XV's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was $19.52 Mil. BTHC XV's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.56.

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 BTHC XV's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BTXV's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 0.56
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

BTHC XV Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for BTHC XV'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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BTHC XV Debt-to-Equity Chart

BTHC XV Annual Data

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Dec06

Dec07

Dec08

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Dec10

Dec11

Debt-to-Equity

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0.26

0.72

0.56

BTHC XV Semi-Annual Data
	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-	-	0.26	0.72	0.56

Competitive Comparison of BTHC XV's Debt-to-Equity

For the Conglomerates subindustry, BTHC XV'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.

BTHC XV's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, BTHC XV's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

BTHC XV Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BTHC XV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 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
	=	(10.951	+	0)	/	19.524
	=	0.56

BTHC XV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 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
	=	(10.951	+	0)	/	19.524
	=	0.56

BTHC XV (OTCPK:BTXV) 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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BTHC XV (BTHC XV) Business Description

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Timothy P Halter	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, Pres, CFO, COB, Secy	174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
George L Diamond	10 percent owner	174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
David F Brigante	10 percent owner	174FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
Marat Rosenberg	10 percent owner	17 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
Halter Financial Investments Lp	10 percent owner	174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
Halter Financial Investments Gp Llc	10 percent owner	174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226

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