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MPM Technologies (MPM Technologies) Debt-to-Equity : -1.02 (As of Sep. 2010)


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What is MPM Technologies Debt-to-Equity?

MPM Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $14.43 Mil. MPM Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $0.00 Mil. MPM Technologies's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $-14.15 Mil. MPM Technologies's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was -1.02.

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 MPM Technologies's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MPML's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

MPM Technologies Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for MPM Technologies'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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MPM Technologies Debt-to-Equity Chart

MPM Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.12 -1.11 -0.50 -1.04 -1.04

MPM Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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 -1.06 -1.04 -1.04 -1.03 -1.02

Competitive Comparison of MPM Technologies's Debt-to-Equity

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, MPM Technologies'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.


MPM Technologies's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, MPM Technologies's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



MPM Technologies Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

MPM Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

MPM Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 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.


MPM Technologies  (OTCPK:MPML) 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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MPM Technologies (MPM Technologies) Business Description

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Address
1727 East Springfield Avenue, Suite C, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202
MPM Technologies Inc is a United States based holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company designs, engineers, supplies and services air pollution control systems. It is also engaged in the development and marketing of Skygas, a patented waste-to-fuel technology fuel, and development and exploration of gold and silver properties in Montana, US.

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