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Retva (NZSE:PPG) Debt-to-Equity : 24.01 (As of Jan. 2014)


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What is Retva Debt-to-Equity?

Retva's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was NZ$18.15 Mil. Retva's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was NZ$0.00 Mil. Retva's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was NZ$0.76 Mil. Retva's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was 24.01.

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 Retva's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NZSE:PPG's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.61
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Retva Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Retva'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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Retva Debt-to-Equity Chart

Retva Annual Data
Trend Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.71 0.45 0.50 0.54 3.38

Retva Semi-Annual Data
Jan07 Jul07 Jan08 Jul08 Jan09 Jul09 Jan10 Jul10 Jan11 Jul11 Jan12 Jul12 Jan13 Jul13 Jan14
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 0.49 0.54 0.88 3.38 24.01

Competitive Comparison of Retva's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Retva'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.


Retva's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Retva's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Retva Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Retva's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2013 is calculated as

Retva's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 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.


Retva  (NZSE:PPG) 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.


Retva Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Retva (NZSE:PPG) Business Description

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Postie Plus Group Limited owns and operates a chain of retail apparel stores in New Zealand under Postie+ brand name. It offers apparel for women, men, children sleepwear, lingerie, accessories, thermals, footwear and cosmetics, among others.

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