Monsanto Co (XSWX:MOO) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.66 (As of Feb. 2018)

Monsanto Co Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Monsanto Co Annual Data
	Trend	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12	Aug13	Aug14	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17
Liabilities-to-Assets		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.38	0.64	0.68	0.77	0.70

Monsanto Co Quarterly Data
	May13	Aug13	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18
Liabilities-to-Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.74	0.70	0.70	0.71	0.66

Competitive Comparison of Monsanto Co's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Monsanto Co'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.

Monsanto Co's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

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

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

Monsanto Co 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.

Monsanto Co's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2017 is calculated as:

Monsanto Co's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2018 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.

Monsanto Co  (XSWX:MOO) 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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