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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Equity-to-Asset : 0.47 (As of May. 2015)


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What is Family Dollar Stores Equity-to-Asset?

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated as total stockholders equity divided by total asset. Family Dollar Stores's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was €1,659 Mil. Family Dollar Stores's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was €3,520 Mil. Therefore, Family Dollar Stores's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was 0.47.

The historical rank and industry rank for Family Dollar Stores's Equity-to-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:FAY' s Equity-to-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.59   Max: 0.7
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Equity to Asset Ratio of Family Dollar Stores was 0.70. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.59.

FRA:FAY's Equity-to-Asset is not ranked
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.39 vs FRA:FAY: 0.47

Family Dollar Stores Equity-to-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for Family Dollar Stores's Equity-to-Asset 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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Family Dollar Stores Equity-to-Asset Chart

Family Dollar Stores Annual Data
Trend Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14
Equity-to-Asset
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.48 0.36 0.39 0.43 0.43

Family Dollar Stores Quarterly Data
Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15
Equity-to-Asset 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 0.42 0.43 0.42 0.44 0.47

Competitive Comparison of Family Dollar Stores's Equity-to-Asset

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Family Dollar Stores'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.


Family Dollar Stores's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Family Dollar Stores's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

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



Family Dollar Stores 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.

Family Dollar Stores's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (A: Aug. 2014 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=1250.959/2896.829
=0.43

Family Dollar Stores's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (Q: May. 2015 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=1659.451/3520.14
=0.47

* 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.


Family Dollar Stores  (FRA:FAY) 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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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Business Description

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Family Dollar Stores Inc was incorporated in November 1959. The Company provides consumers with a selection of competitively priced merchandise in convenient neighbourhood stores. Its merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. It classifies the combination of Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics as Discretionary. It operates general merchandise retail discount stores in 46 states, serving the basic needs of customers primarily in the low- and middle-income brackets. The stores are supported by 11 distribution centers and one Store Support Center. It competes for sales and store locations in varying degrees with international, national, regional and local retailing establishments, other discount stores, department stores, variety stores, dollar stores, discount clothing stores, drug stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, outlet stores, warehouse stores and other stores. The Company's trademark includes Family Dollar and Family Dollar Stores. Its business is subject to federal, state, local, and international laws, rules, and regulations, such as state and local wage and hour laws, anti-corruption laws, import and export laws, unclaimed property laws, and many others.

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