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Global Brokerage (Global Brokerage) Debt-to-Equity : -1.84 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Global Brokerage Debt-to-Equity?

Global Brokerage's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $167.1 Mil. Global Brokerage's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.0 Mil. Global Brokerage's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $-91.0 Mil. Global Brokerage's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was -1.84.

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 Global Brokerage's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GLBR's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 0.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Global Brokerage Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Brokerage'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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Global Brokerage Debt-to-Equity Chart

Global Brokerage Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.59 0.61 0.62 -0.59 -2.20

Global Brokerage Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 -3.63 -2.20 -1.60 -1.57 -1.84

Competitive Comparison of Global Brokerage's Debt-to-Equity

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Global Brokerage'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.


Global Brokerage's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

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

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



Global Brokerage Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Global Brokerage's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Global Brokerage's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 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.


Global Brokerage  (OTCPK:GLBR) 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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Global Brokerage (Global Brokerage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
55 Water Street, 50th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10041
Global Brokerage Inc operates as a holding company in the United States is engaged in the provision of providing online foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide. The company offers spot FX trading that includes contracts for metals, fixed income, energy, and stock indices; and provides spread betting trading to the customers. The company is also engaged in hedge trading in its electronic market making, provides trading tools data and resources and educational courses. It generates is revenue by the way of trading facilities.
Executives
Nicola Jr Santoro other: Fmr. Chief Accounting Officer C/O FXCM INC, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc 10 percent owner 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Michael F Price 10 percent owner C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC, 909 THIRD AVE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mfp Investors Llc 10 percent owner 909 THIRD AVE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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