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GVFG (Gerova Financial Group) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.40 (As of Jun. 2009)


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What is Gerova Financial Group 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. Gerova Financial Group's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was $45.99 Mil. Gerova Financial Group's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was $115.65 Mil. Therefore, Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was 0.40.


Gerova Financial Group Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gerova Financial Group'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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Gerova Financial Group Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Gerova Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Liabilities-to-Assets
0.98 0.39 0.38

Gerova Financial Group Quarterly Data
Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Dec09
Liabilities-to-Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.38

Competitive Comparison of Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Gerova Financial Group'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.


Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



Gerova Financial Group 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.

Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2009 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=44.59/116.088
=0.38

Gerova Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Jun. 2009 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=45.987/115.646
=0.40

* 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.


Gerova Financial Group  (OTCPK:GVFG) 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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Gerova Financial Group Business Description

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Cumberland House, 5th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
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Gerova Financial Group Ltd is an international reinsurance company focused on the life and annuity reinsurance markets, in addition to a niche property and causality business.

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