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Universal Potash (Universal Potash) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.88 (As of Jun. 2008)


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What is Universal Potash 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. Universal Potash's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.69 Mil. Universal Potash's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.79 Mil. Therefore, Universal Potash's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was 0.88.


Universal Potash Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Potash'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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Universal Potash Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Universal Potash Annual Data
Trend Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08
Liabilities-to-Assets
0.69 2.18 6.33 2.40 0.82

Universal Potash Quarterly Data
Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08
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 8.16 0.53 0.49 0.82 0.88

Competitive Comparison of Universal Potash's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Universal Potash'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.


Universal Potash's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Universal Potash's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

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



Universal Potash 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.

Universal Potash's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2008 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Mar. 2008 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=0.636/0.775
=0.82

Universal Potash's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Jun. 2008 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=0.692/0.787
=0.88

* 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.


Universal Potash  (OTCPK:UPCO) 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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Universal Potash (Universal Potash) Business Description

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Address
1300 East Street, Fairport Harbor, OH, USA, 44077
Universal Potash Corp is an exploration stage company. It is engaged in the mining of natural resources in the United States.

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