American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) Debt-to-Equity : 0.50 (As of Sep. 2013)

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What is American Pacific Debt-to-Equity?

American Pacific's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was €4.5 Mil. American Pacific's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was €37.0 Mil. American Pacific's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was €83.3 Mil. American Pacific's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.50.

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

FRA:ACQ's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 0.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

American Pacific Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Pacific's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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American Pacific Debt-to-Equity Chart

American Pacific Annual Data

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1.59

1.79

2.11

0.95

0.50

American Pacific Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.95	0.84	0.77	0.66	0.50

Competitive Comparison of American Pacific's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, American Pacific'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.

American Pacific's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, American Pacific's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

American Pacific Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

American Pacific's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(4.489	+	37.026)	/	83.28
	=	0.50

American Pacific's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(4.489	+	37.026)	/	83.28
	=	0.50

American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) 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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American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) Business Description

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American Pacific Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in December 1980. The Company is a custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products. It supplies active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical ingredients it manufacture are used by its customers in drugs with indications in three primary areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. Its customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as emerging pharmaceutical companies. Its continuing operations comprise three reportable business segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. The Fine Chemicals segment is operated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC. Specialty Chemicals segment is principally engaged in the production of perchlorates, which include several grades of ammonium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate. In addition, it produce and sell sodium azide, a chemical primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and Halotron, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems. For the aerospace and defense industry, it provides specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. Other Businesses segment contains its water treatment equipment division and real estate activities PEPCON Systems, an operating division of the Company, is a manufacturer and supplier of On-Site Hypochlorite Generation systems.The Company design, manufacture and service equipment used to purify water or air in municipal, industrial and power generation applications. The systems are marketed under the ChlorMaster and Odormaster names. The main competing product to Halotron I is FE36 manufactured by DuPont. The Company's operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local regulations governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharges to water and waste management.

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