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S A M Trade Asia Pte (S A M Trade Asia Pte) Debt-to-Equity : -0.66 (As of May. 2008)


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What is S A M Trade Asia Pte Debt-to-Equity?

S A M Trade Asia Pte's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 was $0.79 Mil. S A M Trade Asia Pte's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 was $1.82 Mil. S A M Trade Asia Pte's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 was $-3.96 Mil. S A M Trade Asia Pte's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 was -0.66.

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 S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SMFX's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.12
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

S A M Trade Asia Pte Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for S A M Trade Asia Pte'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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S A M Trade Asia Pte Debt-to-Equity Chart

S A M Trade Asia Pte Annual Data
Trend Feb03 Feb04 Feb05 Feb06 Feb07 Feb08
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 0.38 -1.04 -0.70

S A M Trade Asia Pte Quarterly Data
Aug03 Nov03 Feb04 May04 Aug04 Nov04 Feb05 May05 Aug05 Nov05 Feb06 May06 Aug06 Nov06 Feb07 May07 Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08
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 -1.04 -0.83 -0.74 -0.70 -0.66

Competitive Comparison of S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt-to-Equity

For the Shell Companies subindustry, S A M Trade Asia Pte'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.


S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



S A M Trade Asia Pte Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2008 is calculated as

S A M Trade Asia Pte's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 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.


S A M Trade Asia Pte  (OTCPK:SMFX) 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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S A M Trade Asia Pte (S A M Trade Asia Pte) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno, NV, USA, 89501
S A M Trade Asia Pte Ltd is a shell company.
Executives
William L Sklar director 513 ROSELAWN AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M5N 1K2

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