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Alvarion, (FRA:BZC) Debt-to-Equity : 0.23 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Alvarion, Debt-to-Equity?

Alvarion,'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €5.15 Mil. Alvarion,'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €0.00 Mil. Alvarion,'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €22.24 Mil. Alvarion,'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.23.

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

FRA:BZC'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.

Alvarion, Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alvarion,'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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Alvarion, Debt-to-Equity Chart

Alvarion, Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.35 0.31

Alvarion, Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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 0.36 0.32 0.24 0.31 0.23

Competitive Comparison of Alvarion,'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Alvarion,'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.


Alvarion,'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Alvarion, Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Alvarion,'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Alvarion,'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 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.


Alvarion,  (FRA:BZC) 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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Alvarion, (FRA:BZC) Business Description

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Address
21A HaBarzel Street, Tel Aviv, ISR, 69710
Alvarion Ltd is an Israel based company that designs, develops & markets wireless products. The company provides autonomous Wi-Fi networks designed with self-organizing capabilities. Its systems are used for providing Internet access & voice and data services for subscribers, for the feeding of cellular networks, for building connectivity, & for wireless local area network. Its products include Avidity WBSac Bolster WBSn, Arena Controller, BreezeACCESS VL, BreezeMAX Extreme, BreezeNET B and BreezeUltra. The company designs solutions for Carrier Wi-Fi, Enterprise Connectivity, Smart City, Smart Hospitality, Connected Campuses and Connected Events that are both complete and heterogeneous to ensure ease of use and optimize operational efficiency.

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