GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Telecommunication Services » Central Wireless Inc (OTCPK:CWIR) » Definitions » Debt-to-Equity

Central Wireless (Central Wireless) Debt-to-Equity : -0.93 (As of Sep. 2006)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Central Wireless Debt-to-Equity?

Central Wireless's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $2.01 Mil. Central Wireless's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. Central Wireless's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-2.16 Mil. Central Wireless's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.93.

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 Central Wireless's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CWIR's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Central Wireless Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Wireless'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.

* Premium members only.

Central Wireless Debt-to-Equity Chart

Central Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.67 -0.82 0.30 -0.70 -0.95

Central Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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 -0.97 -0.95 -0.94 -0.93 -0.93

Competitive Comparison of Central Wireless's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Central Wireless'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.


Central Wireless's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Central Wireless's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Central Wireless Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Central Wireless's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Central Wireless's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 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.


Central Wireless  (OTCPK:CWIR) 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.


Central Wireless Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Central Wireless's Debt-to-Equity provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Central Wireless (Central Wireless) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
123 15th Street South West, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Website
Central Wireless Inc is a development company.

Central Wireless (Central Wireless) Headlines

No Headlines