African Potash (LSE:AFPO) Debt-to-Equity : 0.16 (As of Jun. 2016)

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What is African Potash Debt-to-Equity?

African Potash's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was £0.71 Mil. African Potash's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was £0.00 Mil. African Potash's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was £4.48 Mil. African Potash's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 0.16.

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

LSE:AFPO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: 0.16

LSE:AFPO's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 0.35 vs LSE:AFPO: 0.16

African Potash Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Potash's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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African Potash Debt-to-Equity Chart

African Potash Annual Data

Trend

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Jun16

Debt-to-Equity

0.16

African Potash Semi-Annual Data
	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-	-	-	0.16	0.16

Competitive Comparison of African Potash's Debt-to-Equity

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, African Potash'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.

African Potash's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, African Potash's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

African Potash Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

African Potash's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0.707	+	0)	/	4.484
	=	0.16

African Potash's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0.707	+	0)	/	4.484
	=	0.16

African Potash (LSE:AFPO) 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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African Potash (LSE:AFPO) Business Description

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Address

Richmond House, St Julian's Avenue, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 1GZ

Website

http://www.blockcommodities.com

Block Commodities Ltd is focused on building a platform for the mining, production, and distribution of fertilizer. The business operates through various segments that are Trading, which trades fertilizer; and Exploration, which explores potash properties. The company operates in one geographical segment that is Africa. It has one project namely the Lac Dinga project.

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