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Pochin′s (LSE:PCH) Debt-to-Equity : 2.13 (As of Nov. 2013)


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What is Pochin′s Debt-to-Equity?

Pochin′s's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was £25.75 Mil. Pochin′s's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was £1.08 Mil. Pochin′s's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was £12.58 Mil. Pochin′s's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was 2.13.

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 Pochin′s's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PCH's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Pochin′s Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pochin′s'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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Pochin′s Debt-to-Equity Chart

Pochin′s Annual Data
Trend May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.36 1.23 1.48 2.08

Pochin′s Semi-Annual Data
May04 Nov04 May05 Nov05 May06 Nov06 May07 Nov07 May08 Nov08 May09 Nov09 May10 Nov10 May11 Nov11 May12 Nov12 May13 Nov13
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 0.07 1.48 1.23 2.08 2.13

Competitive Comparison of Pochin′s's Debt-to-Equity

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Pochin′s'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.


Pochin′s's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Pochin′s's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pochin′s Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Pochin′s's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2013 is calculated as

Pochin′s's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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.


Pochin′s  (LSE:PCH) 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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Pochin′s (LSE:PCH) Business Description

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Pochin's PLC is a construction and development Company. The Company is engaged in building, civil engineering contracting and house building, property development and letting. Its segments are Construction and Property development & investment. The group operates within the United Kingdom.