The South Financial Group (The South Financial Group) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.95 (As of Jun. 2010)

The South Financial Group Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

The South Financial Group Annual Data
	Trend	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09
Liabilities-to-Assets		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.90	0.89	0.89	0.88	0.92

The South Financial Group Quarterly Data
	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10
Liabilities-to-Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.88	0.90	0.92	0.93	0.95

Competitive Comparison of The South Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, The South 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.

The South Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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

The South 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.

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

The South Financial Group's Liabilities-to-Assets 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.

The South Financial Group  (OTCPK:TSFGM.PFD) 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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