GFI Group (FRA:GDH1) Debt-to-Equity : 1.23 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is GFI Group Debt-to-Equity?

GFI Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €66.8 Mil. GFI Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €213.8 Mil. GFI Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €227.9 Mil. GFI Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 1.23.

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

FRA:GDH1' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: 1.23

FRA:GDH1's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 0.36 vs FRA:GDH1: 1.23

GFI Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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GFI Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

GFI Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.39

0.56

0.59

0.61

0.85

GFI Group Quarterly Data
	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.83	0.85	1.21	1.17	1.23

Competitive Comparison of GFI Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Capital Markets subindustry, GFI Group'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.

GFI Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, GFI Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

GFI Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

GFI Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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
	=	(8.11	+	194.64)	/	238.619
	=	0.85

GFI Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 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
	=	(66.825	+	213.84)	/	227.948
	=	1.23

GFI Group (FRA:GDH1) 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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GFI Group (FRA:GDH1) Business Description

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GFI Group Inc was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2001. The Company provides wholesale brokerage services, clearing services and electronic execution and trading support products for financial markets. It provide brokerage and trade execution services, clearing services, market data and trading platform and other software products to institutional customers in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments. The Company provides execution services for its institutional wholesale customers by either matching their trading needs with counterparties having reciprocal interests or directing their orders to an exchange or other trading venue. The Company offers its customers a hybrid brokerage approach, combining a range of telephonic and electronic trade execution services, depending on the nature of the products and the specific needs of its customers. The Company operates in five business segments: Americas Brokerage; Europe, the Middle East and Africa Brokerage; Asia Brokerage, Clearing and Backed Trading and All Other. Its brokerage operations provide brokerage services in four product categories: fixed income, financial, equity and commodity. It's Clearing and Backed Trading segment encompasses its clearing, risk management, settlement and other back-office services, as well as the capital the Company provide to start-up trading groups, small hedge funds, market-makers and individual traders. The All Other segment captures revenues and costs that are not directly assignable to the brokerage or clearing and backed trading operating business segments, consisting of Company's corporate business activities and operations and commercial revenues from sales and licensing of trading systems software, analytic and market data. The Company offers products and services including Fixed Income Products, Financial Products, Equity Products, Commodity Products, Clearing and Settlement Services, and Software, Analytic and Market Data. The Company's competitors include ICAP Plc, Tullett Prebon Plc, CME, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Eurex and Euronext. The Company's businesses are subject to extensive regulation by government and self-regulatory organizations both in the United States and abroad.

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