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MetaStat (MetaStat) Debt-to-Equity : -0.65 (As of Feb. 2018)


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What is MetaStat Debt-to-Equity?

MetaStat's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was $1.00 Mil. MetaStat's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was $0.00 Mil. MetaStat's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was $-1.55 Mil. MetaStat's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 was -0.65.

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

MTST's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 0.145
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

MetaStat Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetaStat'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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MetaStat Debt-to-Equity Chart

MetaStat Annual Data
Trend Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.19 1.11 -0.87 -0.35 -0.65

MetaStat Quarterly Data
May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18
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 -0.35 -0.65 9.78 -1.31 -0.65

Competitive Comparison of MetaStat's Debt-to-Equity

For the Biotechnology subindustry, MetaStat'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.


MetaStat's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, MetaStat's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



MetaStat Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

MetaStat's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2018 is calculated as

MetaStat's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 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.


MetaStat  (OTCPK:MTST) 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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MetaStat (MetaStat) Business Description

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27 Drydock Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
MetaStat Inc is a US-based biotechnology company which focuses on discovering and developing personalized therapeutic (Rx) and diagnostic (Dx) treatment solutions for cancer patients. The company focuses on development programs of the novel therapeutic product candidates that target the Mena protein isoform whereas the Companion Diagnostics program is focused on developing companion tests to be used in combination with cancer drugs, that provide essential information for the safe and effective use of a corresponding drug or biological product to improve patient outcome. It also develops a prognostic diagnostic program which is focused on developing diagnostic tests that predict the risk of future metastasis in cancer patients following the initial treatment of their primary tumor.
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