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Vulcan International (Vulcan International) Debt-to-Equity : 0.06 (As of Jun. 2005)


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What is Vulcan International Debt-to-Equity?

Vulcan International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 was $3.20 Mil. Vulcan International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 was $0.00 Mil. Vulcan International's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 was $58.35 Mil. Vulcan International's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 was 0.05.

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 Vulcan International's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

VULC's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 0.36
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Vulcan International Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vulcan International'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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Vulcan International Debt-to-Equity Chart

Vulcan International Annual Data
Trend Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 - 0.04 0.07 -

Vulcan International Quarterly Data
Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05
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 - - - 0.06 0.06

Competitive Comparison of Vulcan International's Debt-to-Equity

For the Chemicals subindustry, Vulcan International'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.


Vulcan International's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Vulcan International's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vulcan International Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Vulcan International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Vulcan International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 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.


Vulcan International  (OTCPK:VULC) 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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Vulcan International (Vulcan International) Business Description

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Address
1151 College Street, Suite 1704, Clarksville, TN, USA, 37040
Vulcan International Corp is a United States based company engaged in the manufacturing of rubber and foam products. Its products include custom mixed rubber, polyethylene foams, expanded rubber sheets, firm sheets, among other products.

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