First Metro Investment (PHS:FMIC) Equity-to-Asset : 0.21 (As of Sep. 2012)

First Metro Investment Equity-to-Asset Chart

First Metro Investment Quarterly Data
	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12
Equity-to-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											0.13	0.15	0.16	0.19	0.21

Competitive Comparison of First Metro Investment's Equity-to-Asset

For the Capital Markets subindustry, First Metro Investment'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.

First Metro Investment's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, First Metro Investment's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

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

First Metro Investment 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.

First Metro Investment's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

First Metro Investment's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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.

First Metro Investment  (PHS:FMIC) 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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