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Terra Systems (Terra Systems) Debt-to-Equity : -0.65 (As of Mar. 2008)


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What is Terra Systems Debt-to-Equity?

Terra Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 was $0.86 Mil. Terra Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. Terra Systems's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 was $-1.33 Mil. Terra Systems's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2008 was -0.65.

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 Terra Systems's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSYI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Terra Systems Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Terra Systems'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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Terra Systems Debt-to-Equity Chart

Terra Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.21 -0.21 -0.61 -0.54 -0.62

Terra Systems Quarterly Data
Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08
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 -0.81 -0.72 -0.63 -0.62 -0.65

Competitive Comparison of Terra Systems's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Terra Systems'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.


Terra Systems's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Terra Systems Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Terra Systems's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Terra Systems's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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.


Terra Systems  (GREY:TSYI) 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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Terra Systems (Terra Systems) Business Description

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Address
PO Box 212, Helper, UT, USA, 84526
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Terra Systems Inc is a development stage company whose main business purpose is the development and commercialization of a pneumatic conveyance system to handle materials in a bulk state.

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