Dell (DELL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.63 (As of Jul. 2013)

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What is Dell Debt-to-Equity?

Dell's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2013 was $2,736.00 Mil. Dell's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2013 was $4,075.00 Mil. Dell's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2013 was $10,781.00 Mil. Dell's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2013 was 0.63.

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

DELL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 0.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Dell Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dell'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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Dell Debt-to-Equity Chart

Dell Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.47

0.72

0.77

1.04

0.85

Dell Quarterly Data
	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09	Jul09	Oct09	Jan10	Apr10	Jul10	Oct10	Jan11	Apr11	Jul11	Oct11	Jan12	Apr12	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.87	0.89	0.85	0.68	0.63

Competitive Comparison of Dell's Debt-to-Equity

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Dell'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.

Dell's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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

Dell Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dell's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2013 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
	=	(3843	+	5242)	/	10680
	=	0.85

Dell's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2013 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
	=	(2736	+	4075)	/	10781
	=	0.63

Dell (DELISTED:DELL) 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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Dell (DELL) Business Description

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Dell Inc is a Delaware Corporation, which was founded in 1984. The Company offers a range of technology solutions, including servers and networking products, storage products, services, software and peripherals, mobility products, and desktop PCs. The Company sells its products and services directly to customers through dedicated distribution channels, such as retailers, distributors, and resellers. Its business segments are Large Enterprise, Public, Small and Medium Business ('SMB'), and Consumer. Large Enterprise customers include large global and national corporate businesses. Public customers, which include educational institutions, government, health care, and law enforcement agencies, operate in their own communities. SMB segment is focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses get the most out of their technology by offering scalable products, services, and solutions. Consumer segment is focused on delivering what customers want from the total technology experience of entertainment, mobility, gaming, and design. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports a range of products, solutions, and services. The Company also provides various customer financial services to its Commercial and Consumer customers. Its enterprise solutions include servers, networking, and storage products. The Company's services include a range of configurable IT and business services, including infrastructure technology, consulting and applications, and product-related support services. The Company offers Dell-branded printers and displays and a multitude of competitively priced third-party peripheral products such as printers, televisions, notebook accessories, mice, keyboards, networking and wireless products, digital cameras, and other products. The Company also sells a range of third-party software products, including operating systems, business and office applications, anti-virus and related security software, entertainment software, and products in various other categories. Client Products offers a variety of mobility and desktop products, including notebooks, workstations, tablets, smartphones, and desktop PCs, to its Commercial and Consumer customers. The Company offers or arranges various financing options and services for its Commercial and Consumer customers in the U.S. and Canada through Dell Financial Services ('DFS'). DFS offers a range of financial services, including originating, collecting, and servicing customer receivables related to the purchase of Dell products. DFS offers private label credit financing programs to qualified Consumer and Commercial customers and offers leases and fixed-term financing to Commercial customers. The Company sells its products and services directly to customers and through various other sales distribution channels, such as retailers, third-party solution providers, system integrators, and third-party resellers. Its customers include large global and national corpora