Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) Debt-to-Equity : 2.46 (As of Dec. 2008)

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What is Boewe Systec AG Debt-to-Equity?

Boewe Systec AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was €156.3 Mil. Boewe Systec AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was €78.1 Mil. Boewe Systec AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was €95.4 Mil. Boewe Systec AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was 2.46.

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 Boewe Systec AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

STU:BSY's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.285
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Boewe Systec AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Boewe Systec AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

Boewe Systec AG Annual Data

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Dec08

Debt-to-Equity

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1.85

1.54

1.15

2.46

Boewe Systec AG Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			1.85	1.54	-	1.15	2.46

Competitive Comparison of Boewe Systec AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Boewe Systec AG'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.

Boewe Systec AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Boewe Systec AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boewe Systec AG's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Boewe Systec AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Boewe Systec AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 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
	=	(156.265	+	78.08)	/	95.394
	=	2.46

Boewe Systec AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 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
	=	(156.265	+	78.08)	/	95.394
	=	2.46

Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) 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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Boewe Systec AG (STU:BSY) Business Description

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Address

Werner-von-Siemens-Street 1, Augsburg, DEU, 86159

Website

http://www.boewe-systec.de

Boewe Systec AG is a solutions provider for printing and mail processing centres. The company manufactures and markets inserting systems. It also offers card mailing systems, letter and flats sorting, intralogistics and reading technologies in the field of document processing. It provides services to classic transactional or direct mail applications, modern mail processing centers, intralogistics or serialization in the pharmaceutical industry.