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Bluefly, (FRA:BFY1) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.97 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Bluefly, Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. Bluefly,'s Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €22.07 Mil. Bluefly,'s Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €22.65 Mil. Therefore, Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.97.


Bluefly, Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets 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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Bluefly, Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Bluefly, Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.35 0.30 0.46 0.87

Bluefly, Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
Liabilities-to-Assets 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 0.51 0.59 0.73 0.87 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bluefly,'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.


Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bluefly, 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.

Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2012 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=24.084/27.846
=0.86

Bluefly,'s Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Mar. 2013 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=22.069/22.648
=0.97

* 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.


Bluefly,  (FRA:BFY1) 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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Bluefly, (FRA:BFY1) Business Description

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Bluefly, Inc. is an off-price Internet retailer of fashion merchandise and accessories that provides its customers with access to in-season products. It launched the bluefly.com Website in September 1998. During 2011, it expanded its website portfolio by launching the belleandclive.com website, a members-only shopping site that presents curated selections of important brands via limited-time flash sale events. The Company's marketing efforts are focused both on acquiring new customers and retaining existing customers. The Company purchases merchandise directly from various suppliers and have devoted substantial resources over the years in establishing its reputation and brand awareness of selling authentic, high-end fashion merchandise at competitive discounted prices in a high-end retail environment. E-commerce generally, and, in particular, the online retail apparel and fashion accessories market, is a relatively dynamic, high-growth market. The Company's competition for online customers come from a variety of sources, including existing traditional retailers that are using the Internet to expand their channels of distribution, established and less established Internet companies, traditional direct marketers, designer brands that may attempt to sell their products directly to consumers through the Internet and other traditional off-price retail stores. The Company relies on various intellectual property laws and contractual restrictions to protect its proprietary rights in services and technology, including confidentiality, invention assignment and nondisclosure agreements with employees and contractors. The Company is not currently subject to direct regulation by any domestic or foreign governmental agency, other than regulations applicable to businesses generally, and laws or regulations directly applicable to online commerce.

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