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Proliance International (Proliance International) Debt-to-Equity : 1.37 (As of Mar. 2009)


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What is Proliance International Debt-to-Equity?

Proliance International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $35.9 Mil. Proliance International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $0.7 Mil. Proliance International's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $26.8 Mil. Proliance International's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was 1.36.

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

PLNTQ's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 0.47
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Proliance International Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proliance International'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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Proliance International Debt-to-Equity Chart

Proliance International Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.48 0.74 1.07 1.06

Proliance International Quarterly Data
Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09
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 1.12 0.86 0.78 1.06 1.37

Competitive Comparison of Proliance International's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Proliance International'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.


Proliance International's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Proliance International's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Proliance International Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Proliance International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Proliance International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 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.


Proliance International  (OTCPK:PLNTQ) 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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Proliance International (Proliance International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Gando Drive, New Haven, CT, USA, 06513
Proliance International Inc designs, manufactures and markets heat exchange products and temperature control parts for the automotive and light truck aftermarket.
Executives
Arlen F Henock officer: Exec VP and CFO
Paul R Lederer director 233 S PATTERSON, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Abraham William J Jr director FOLEY & LARDNER, 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 63202
Vincent L Martin director
James R Rulseh director 5001 N SECOND STREET, ROCKFORD IL 61111
Bradley C Richardson director
Sharon M Oster director C/O WELLTOWER INC., 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
Michael T Yonker director 5001 NORTH SECOND STREET, ROCKFORD IL 61111
Philip W Colburn director 11611 SAN VICENTE BLVD, SUITE 505, LOS ANGELES CA 90049

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