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US Helicopter (US Helicopter) Equity-to-Asset : -2.54 (As of Dec. 2007)


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What is US Helicopter Equity-to-Asset?

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated as total stockholders equity divided by total asset. US Helicopter's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $-8.44 Mil. US Helicopter's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $3.32 Mil. Therefore, US Helicopter's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was -2.54.

The historical rank and industry rank for US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

USHP's Equity-to-Asset is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Equity-to-Asset only.

US Helicopter Equity-to-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset 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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US Helicopter Equity-to-Asset Chart

US Helicopter Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Equity-to-Asset
-0.15 0.56 -0.30 -2.54

US Helicopter Semi-Annual Data
Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Equity-to-Asset -0.15 0.56 -0.30 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.


US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where US Helicopter's Equity-to-Asset falls into.



US Helicopter Equity-to-Asset Calculation

Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.

US Helicopter's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (A: Dec. 2007 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=-8.439/3.318
=-2.54

US Helicopter's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (Q: Dec. 2007 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=-8.439/3.318
=-2.54

* 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.


US Helicopter  (OTCPK:USHP) Equity-to-Asset Explanation

Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.

For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.


US Helicopter Equity-to-Asset Related Terms

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US Helicopter (US Helicopter) Business Description

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The Company provides regularly scheduled helicopter shuttle service between many of the nation's metropolitan airports and surrounding city-based heliports.
Executives
Dean C Borgman director
Stephen T Wills director PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4B CEDAR BROOK DRIVE, CRANBURY NJ 08512

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