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ForU Holdings (ForU Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : -2.05 (As of Sep. 2011)


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What is ForU Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

ForU Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was $2.89 Mil. ForU Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was $1.54 Mil. ForU Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was $-2.17 Mil. ForU Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 was -2.05.

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

FORU's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 0.145
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

ForU Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for ForU Holdings'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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ForU Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

ForU Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Debt-to-Equity
-1.57 1.75 -1.10 -1.20

ForU Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11
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 -1.95 -1.20 -5.86 -2.98 -2.05

Competitive Comparison of ForU Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ForU Holdings'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.


ForU Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ForU Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



ForU Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

ForU Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

ForU Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 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.


ForU Holdings  (OTCPK:FORU) 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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ForU Holdings (ForU Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
117 S. Cook Street, Suite 184, Barrington, IL, USA, 60010
Website
ForU Holdings Inc is operating in the health and wellness space. The Company offers solutions for better physical, nutritional and emotional health worldwide.
Executives
Tad M Ballantyne director, officer: CEO 5118 HUNT CLUB ROAD, RACINE WI 53402

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