Prime Focus London (LSE:PFO) Debt-to-Equity : 1.91 (As of Mar. 2013)

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What is Prime Focus London Debt-to-Equity?

Prime Focus London's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was £15.68 Mil. Prime Focus London's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was £0.25 Mil. Prime Focus London's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was £8.33 Mil. Prime Focus London's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 1.91.

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 Prime Focus London's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PFO's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Prime Focus London Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prime Focus London's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Prime Focus London Debt-to-Equity Chart

Prime Focus London Annual Data

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Mar13

Debt-to-Equity

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1.72

2.20

1.09

1.82

1.91

Prime Focus London Semi-Annual Data
	Feb03	Aug03	Feb04	Aug04	Feb05	Aug05	Feb06	Aug06	Sep07	Mar08	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.09	0.17	1.82	1.85	1.91

Competitive Comparison of Prime Focus London's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Prime Focus London'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.

Prime Focus London's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Prime Focus London's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Prime Focus London's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Prime Focus London Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Prime Focus London's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(15.682	+	0.252)	/	8.325
	=	1.91

Prime Focus London's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(15.682	+	0.252)	/	8.325
	=	1.91

Prime Focus London (LSE:PFO) 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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Prime Focus London PLC is incorporated and domiciled in England. The company and its subsidiaries are technology based service providers to the media and entertainment industry. It is a part of Prime Focus, providing services to the Film, Broadcast, Commercials, Internet and Media industries. It offers end-to-end solution, from pre-production to final delivery including video and audio post-production, production services and on-set supervision, Digital Intermediate, versioning and adaptation, visual effects and animation.