GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Diversified Financial Services » Quantum Metal Exchange Inc (OTCPK:QMEI) » Definitions » Debt-to-Equity

Quantum Metal Exchange (Quantum Metal Exchange) Debt-to-Equity : -0.38 (As of Feb. 2013)


View and export this data going back to 2010. Start your Free Trial

What is Quantum Metal Exchange Debt-to-Equity?

Quantum Metal Exchange's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was $0.30 Mil. Quantum Metal Exchange's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was $0.00 Mil. Quantum Metal Exchange's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was $-0.80 Mil. Quantum Metal Exchange's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was -0.38.

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 Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

QMEI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Quantum Metal Exchange Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quantum Metal Exchange'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.

* Premium members only.

Quantum Metal Exchange Debt-to-Equity Chart

Quantum Metal Exchange Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10
Debt-to-Equity
- -

Quantum Metal Exchange Quarterly Data
May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 Nov12 Feb13
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 - - -1.67 -1.63 -0.38

Competitive Comparison of Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt-to-Equity

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Quantum Metal Exchange'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.


Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Quantum Metal Exchange Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2010 is calculated as

Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 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.


Quantum Metal Exchange  (OTCPK:QMEI) 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.


Quantum Metal Exchange Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Quantum Metal Exchange's Debt-to-Equity provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Quantum Metal Exchange (Quantum Metal Exchange) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One World Trade Center, Suite 8500, New York, NY, USA, 10007
Quantum Metal Exchange Inc is a company with bullion based technology capacities, empowering people and businesses from upstream to downstream of the precious metal industry through technologies and cutting-edge corporate solutions. The company geographically operates in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia and Nigeria.

Quantum Metal Exchange (Quantum Metal Exchange) Headlines

No Headlines