General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Equity-to-Asset : -7.91 (As of Jun. 2010)

General DataComm Industries Equity-to-Asset Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data
	Trend	Sep96	Sep97	Sep98	Sep99	Sep00	Sep05	Sep06	Sep07	Sep08	Sep09
Equity-to-Asset		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-3.25	-3.61	-3.13	-4.08	-6.22

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10
Equity-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-6.59	-6.22	-6.90	-7.53	-7.91

Competitive Comparison of General DataComm Industries's Equity-to-Asset

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, General DataComm Industries'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.

General DataComm Industries's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, General DataComm Industries's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

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

General DataComm Industries 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.

General DataComm Industries's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

General DataComm Industries's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 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.

General DataComm Industries  (GREY:GNRD) 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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