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SFG Australia (ASX:SFW) Debt-to-Equity : 0.13 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is SFG Australia Debt-to-Equity?

SFG Australia's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was A$0.5 Mil. SFG Australia's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was A$22.2 Mil. SFG Australia's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was A$170.6 Mil. SFG Australia's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.13.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:SFW's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

SFG Australia Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity 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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SFG Australia Debt-to-Equity Chart

SFG Australia Annual Data
Trend Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.15 0.32 0.09 0.01 0.14

SFG Australia Semi-Annual Data
Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13
Debt-to-Equity 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 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.14 0.13

Competitive Comparison of SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.


SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SFG Australia's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



SFG Australia Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

SFG Australia's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

SFG Australia's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 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.


SFG Australia  (ASX:SFW) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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SFG Australia (ASX:SFW) Business Description

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SFG Australia Limited, formerly Snowball Group Limited provides wealth management services to high net worth and affluent clients, including strategic financial advice, portfolio administration solutions, portfolio construction and management services, insurance (both general and risk) solutions, finance broking, stockbroking, and corporate superannuation services. SFG operates three financial advice models: End to end adviser model; Affiliate adviser model; and B2B Services model.

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