Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.05 (As of Feb. 2013)

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What is Noble Investments (UK) Debt-to-Equity?

Noble Investments (UK)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was £0.18 Mil. Noble Investments (UK)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was £0.79 Mil. Noble Investments (UK)'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was £19.33 Mil. Noble Investments (UK)'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was 0.05.

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 Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:NBL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Noble Investments (UK) Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Noble Investments (UK) Debt-to-Equity Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison of Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Noble Investments (UK)'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.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Noble Investments (UK) Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 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
	=	(0	+	0)	/	17.381
	=	0.00

Noble Investments (UK)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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
	=	(0.178	+	0.786)	/	19.327
	=	0.05

Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) 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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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Business Description

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http://www.nobleinvestmentsplc.com

Noble Investments (UK) PLC is engaged in collectibles retail trading and auctions, including rare coins, stamps, tokens, medals and banknotes. Its two segments are Retail trading and related; and Auctions, commissions and fees. Its provides personalized consultancy services to collectors and dealers in English, Ancient and Foreign coins, Commemorative medals and World tokens, Numismatic and Philatelic Books, Banknotes and Paper Ephemera, Military orders and decorations, and World stamps. It operates under Baldwins's and Apex brands. The group has operations in United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and in other part of the world.