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Universal Potash (Universal Potash) Debt-to-Equity : 3.33 (As of Jun. 2008)


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What is Universal Potash Debt-to-Equity?

Universal Potash's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.32 Mil. Universal Potash's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. Universal Potash's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.10 Mil. Universal Potash's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was 3.33.

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 Universal Potash's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

UPCO's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 0.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Universal Potash Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Potash'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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Universal Potash Debt-to-Equity Chart

Universal Potash Annual Data
Trend Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08
Debt-to-Equity
1.77 -1.15 - - 2.30

Universal Potash Quarterly Data
Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08
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 -0.73 0.71 0.64 2.30 3.33

Competitive Comparison of Universal Potash's Debt-to-Equity

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Universal Potash'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.


Universal Potash's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Universal Potash's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Universal Potash Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Universal Potash's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2008 is calculated as

Universal Potash's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.


Universal Potash  (OTCPK:UPCO) 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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Universal Potash (Universal Potash) Business Description

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Address
1300 East Street, Fairport Harbor, OH, USA, 44077
Universal Potash Corp is an exploration stage company. It is engaged in the mining of natural resources in the United States.

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