Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.45 (As of Apr. 2005)

Covista Communications Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Covista Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Jan96	Jan97	Jan98	Jan99	Jan00	Jan01	Jan02	Jan03	Jan04	Jan05
Liabilities-to-Assets		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.85	0.95	0.61	0.54	0.50

Covista Communications Quarterly Data
	Jul00	Oct00	Jan01	Apr01	Jul01	Oct01	Jan02	Apr02	Jul02	Oct02	Jan03	Apr03	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04	Oct04	Jan05	Apr05
Liabilities-to-Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.57	0.57	0.53	0.50	0.45

Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Liabilities-to-Assets 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.

Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.

Covista Communications Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2005 is calculated as:

Covista Communications's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 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.

Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.

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