Avitar (Avitar) Equity-to-Asset : -7.64 (As of Dec. 2007)

Avitar Equity-to-Asset Chart

Avitar Annual Data
	Trend	Sep98	Sep99	Sep00	Sep01	Sep02	Sep03	Sep04	Sep05	Sep06	Sep07
Equity-to-Asset		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-0.43	-0.28	-1.90	-3.49	-5.63

Avitar Quarterly Data
	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07
Equity-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-4.37	-5.64	-5.48	-5.63	-7.64

Competitive Comparison of Avitar's Equity-to-Asset

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Avitar's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.

Avitar's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Avitar's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Avitar's Equity-to-Asset falls into.

Avitar Equity-to-Asset Calculation

Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.

Avitar's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as

Avitar's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 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.

Avitar  (OTCPK:AVTI) Equity-to-Asset Explanation

Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.

For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.

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