PEGX (The Pegasus) Debt-to-Equity : 0.07 (As of Sep. 2006)

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What is The Pegasus Debt-to-Equity?

The Pegasus's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.22 Mil. The Pegasus's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $9.62 Mil. The Pegasus's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $146.51 Mil. The Pegasus's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was 0.07.

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

PEGX's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.28
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The Pegasus Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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The Pegasus Debt-to-Equity Chart

The Pegasus Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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4.52

4.64

4.57

-0.04

0.05

The Pegasus Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.07

Competitive Comparison of The Pegasus's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, The Pegasus's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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The Pegasus's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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The Pegasus Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

The Pegasus's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 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
	=	(0.214	+	7.901)	/	173.155
	=	0.05

The Pegasus's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 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
	=	(0.22	+	9.624)	/	146.51
	=	0.07

The Pegasus (OTCPK:PEGX) 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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The Pegasus Business Description

Industry

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Address

225 City Line Avenue, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA, 19004

Website

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The Pegasus Companies Inc is the holding company for a variety of satellite and media companies. The company previously operated as an independent provider of DIRECTV to more than 1.1 million subscribers but went into bankruptcy following the termination of the relationship. The company primarily owns and operates six broadcast TV stations and operates three others. These stations serve markets in Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maine.

Executives

Peninsula Investment Partners, L.p.	10 percent owner	404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Peninsula Capital Advisors Llc	10 percent owner	404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
James Mcentee	director	CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Ronald B Stark	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	C/O NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Par Capital Management Inc	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, FL 48, BOSTON MA 02116
Pegasus Capital Llc	10 percent owner	C/O PEGASUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P., 750 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, STAMFORD CT 06902

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