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Agrium (TSX:AGU) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.63 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Agrium 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. Agrium's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was C$13,040 Mil. Agrium's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was C$20,713 Mil. Therefore, Agrium's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.63.


Agrium Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agrium'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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Agrium Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Agrium Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 0.58 0.61 0.63 0.64

Agrium Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.62 0.63

Competitive Comparison of Agrium's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Agrium'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.


Agrium's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Agrium's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

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



Agrium 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.

Agrium's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2016 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=14391.447/22626.946
=0.64

Agrium's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Sep. 2017 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=13040.298/20713.445
=0.63

* 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.


Agrium  (TSX:AGU) 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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Agrium (TSX:AGU) Business Description

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With more than 1,400 retail centers, Canada-based Agrium is the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, and seed directly to farm customers. The company's wholesale business produces and markets the three main crop nutrients--nitrogen, potash, and phosphate--with natural resources located mainly in Canada and the United States. The bulk of Agrium's sales are generated in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

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