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Elmer Bancorp (Elmer Bancorp) Debt-to-Equity : 0.04 (As of Dec. 2007)


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What is Elmer Bancorp Debt-to-Equity?

Elmer Bancorp's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.00 Mil. Elmer Bancorp's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.68 Mil. Elmer Bancorp's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $17.83 Mil. Elmer Bancorp's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was 0.04.

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

ELMA's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 0.66
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Elmer Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elmer Bancorp'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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Elmer Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Chart

Elmer Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Debt-to-Equity
- 0.11 - - 0.04

Elmer Bancorp Quarterly Data
Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07
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 - - - - 0.04

Competitive Comparison of Elmer Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Elmer Bancorp'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.


Elmer Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Elmer Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Elmer Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Elmer Bancorp's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 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.


Elmer Bancorp  (OTCPK:ELMA) 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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Elmer Bancorp (Elmer Bancorp) Business Description

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Address
10 South Main Street, P. O. Box 980, Elmer, NJ, USA, 08318
Elmer Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company incorporated in the State of New Jersey. Its First National Bank of Elmer (the Bank) operates under a national bank charter and provides a complete line of business and personal banking products. The Bank operates through its six full-service offices located in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties in New Jersey. The majority of the Bank's activities are with customers located within Southern New Jersey.

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