Plaintree Systems (Plaintree Systems) Debt-to-Equity : 23.91 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Plaintree Systems Debt-to-Equity?

Plaintree Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.01 Mil. Plaintree Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.80 Mil. Plaintree Systems's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.20 Mil. Plaintree Systems's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.91.

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

PTEEF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -40.51 Med: 1.66 Max: 261.38
Current: 23.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Plaintree Systems was 261.38. The lowest was -40.51. And the median was 1.66.

PTEEF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
99.58% of 473 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.56 vs PTEEF: 23.91

Plaintree Systems Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Plaintree Systems Debt-to-Equity Chart

Plaintree Systems Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.98

2.30

1.16

3.81

-40.51

Plaintree Systems Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.35	-40.51	12.60	14.72	23.91

Competitive Comparison of Plaintree Systems's Debt-to-Equity

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Plaintree Systems'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.

Plaintree Systems's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Plaintree Systems's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Plaintree Systems Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Plaintree Systems's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 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
	=	(4.286	+	0.98)	/	-0.13
	=	-40.51

Plaintree Systems's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(4.009	+	0.797)	/	0.201
	=	23.91

Plaintree Systems (OTCPK:PTEEF) 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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10 Didak Drive, Arnprior, ON, CAN, K7S 0C3

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Plaintree Systems Inc. is a diversified company with proprietary technology and manufacturing capabilities in structural design, aerospace, and telecommunications. The company's operating segment includes Electronics and Specialty Structures. It generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Structures segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.