Liepajas metalurgs (ORSE:LME1R) Debt-to-Equity : 1.14 (As of Dec. 2012)

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What is Liepajas metalurgs Debt-to-Equity?

Liepajas metalurgs's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was Ls38.16 Mil. Liepajas metalurgs's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was Ls52.26 Mil. Liepajas metalurgs's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was Ls79.39 Mil. Liepajas metalurgs's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 1.14.

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

ORSE:LME1R' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: 1.14

ORSE:LME1R's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 0.43 vs ORSE:LME1R: 1.14

Liepajas metalurgs Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liepajas metalurgs's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Liepajas metalurgs Debt-to-Equity Chart

Liepajas metalurgs Annual Data

Trend

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

Dec08

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Debt-to-Equity

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0.21

0.15

0.45

0.92

1.14

Liepajas metalurgs Semi-Annual Data
	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			0.21	0.15	0.45	0.92	1.14

Competitive Comparison of Liepajas metalurgs's Debt-to-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, Liepajas metalurgs'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.

Liepajas metalurgs's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Liepajas metalurgs's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Liepajas metalurgs Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Liepajas metalurgs's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(38.159	+	52.263)	/	79.389
	=	1.14

Liepajas metalurgs's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(38.159	+	52.263)	/	79.389
	=	1.14

Liepajas metalurgs (ORSE:LME1R) 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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Liepajas metalurgs (ORSE:LME1R) Business Description

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Liepajas metalurgs, is engaged in the production of steel and is the only steel production plant in the Baltic States. It offers steel rolled bars, reinforcing bars, rolled steel, castings and slag and also provides various port services.

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