Debt
Fundamentals by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7364 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2008
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | MV Debt Ratio | BV Debt Ratio | Effective Tax Rate | Insider Holdings | Std Deviation in Prices | EBITDA/Value | Fixed Assets/BV of Capital | Capital Spending/BV of Capital |
| Advertising | 40 | 28.97% | 55.45% | 14.93% | 10.05% | 93.79% | 9.67% | 13.40% | 2.71% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 69 | 13.93% | 39.99% | 21.13% | 6.64% | 42.67% | 9.09% | 25.72% | 6.59% |
| Air Transport | 49 | 32.50% | 74.66% | 17.38% | 3.87% | 41.21% | 17.58% | 120.55% | 15.19% |
| Apparel | 57 | 16.56% | 32.35% | 25.25% | 15.21% | 66.77% | 12.36% | 18.08% | 4.37% |
| Auto & Truck | 28 | 49.54% | 70.30% | 22.92% | 3.42% | 28.35% | 19.29% | 37.57% | 9.98% |
| Auto Parts | 56 | 31.85% | 68.64% | 17.75% | 6.21% | 53.41% | 15.59% | 65.66% | 11.08% |
| Bank | 504 | 29.66% | 55.86% | 27.88% | 4.24% | 24.47% | 11.79% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | 5.58% | 23.55% | 19.07% | 0.81% | 14.51% | 12.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Bank (Midwest) | 38 | 28.47% | 58.56% | 27.80% | 8.88% | 18.18% | 10.96% | 0.21% | 0.00% |
| Beverage | 44 | 10.30% | 42.50% | 16.73% | 12.91% | 52.03% | 7.20% | 41.37% | 6.23% |
| Biotechnology | 103 | 8.34% | 28.82% | 4.11% | 10.76% | 72.36% | 5.28% | 22.79% | 5.23% |
| Building Materials | 49 | 22.77% | 43.70% | 23.79% | 6.15% | 56.45% | 13.33% | 48.58% | 7.00% |
| Cable TV | 23 | 37.44% | 54.74% | 20.04% | 23.59% | 46.29% | 15.65% | 33.71% | 7.79% |
| Canadian Energy | 13 | 14.29% | 38.18% | 27.13% | 1.46% | 27.90% | 16.95% | 126.09% | 71.39% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 19 | 13.49% | 45.17% | 16.97% | 2.49% | 64.99% | 9.00% | 62.29% | 7.80% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 37 | 12.12% | 37.00% | 26.20% | 9.07% | 33.99% | 15.00% | 65.05% | 10.13% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 90 | 15.20% | 38.29% | 19.01% | 7.47% | 52.19% | 11.70% | 47.55% | 7.11% |
| Coal | 18 | 12.37% | 50.23% | 10.36% | 2.08% | 41.81% | 9.72% | 115.07% | 17.54% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 376 | 3.32% | 17.13% | 10.75% | 6.65% | 96.12% | 6.73% | 12.40% | 4.43% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 144 | 5.45% | 23.32% | 8.41% | 5.68% | 82.49% | 7.33% | 20.33% | 7.03% |
| Diversified Co. | 107 | 13.76% | 38.04% | 19.54% | 5.35% | 43.83% | 9.34% | 28.32% | 4.78% |
| Drug | 368 | 7.23% | 23.24% | 5.95% | 5.27% | 85.41% | 9.65% | 25.36% | 3.48% |
| E-Commerce | 56 | 3.26% | 14.31% | 15.82% | 12.98% | 76.02% | 3.35% | 14.66% | 6.25% |
| Educational Services | 39 | 1.34% | 10.83% | 20.74% | 10.54% | 50.83% | 6.84% | 46.07% | 11.76% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 25 | 42.10% | 58.47% | 26.66% | 1.19% | 18.40% | 14.29% | 99.48% | 10.45% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 27 | 31.65% | 58.07% | 29.51% | 0.00% | 19.07% | 12.01% | 94.32% | 9.28% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 17 | 37.62% | 52.53% | 31.69% | 0.00% | 15.80% | 17.52% | 108.04% | 13.50% |
| Electrical Equipment | 86 | 44.71% | 75.15% | 14.92% | 6.32% | 59.10% | 12.18% | 15.16% | 3.32% |
| Electronics | 179 | 12.41% | 23.38% | 13.25% | 8.90% | 80.61% | 10.22% | 22.32% | 6.08% |
| Entertainment | 93 | 27.10% | 38.34% | 15.50% | 23.78% | 98.22% | 11.98% | 20.30% | 3.38% |
| Entertainment Tech | 38 | 2.71% | 11.84% | 9.03% | 13.23% | 52.14% | 0.85% | 15.56% | 5.20% |
| Environmental | 89 | 31.19% | 58.96% | 11.44% | 9.16% | 90.86% | 14.22% | 55.50% | 7.67% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 294 | 65.93% | 77.57% | 17.36% | 11.63% | 48.82% | 10.48% | 1.10% | 0.35% |
| Food Processing | 123 | 15.28% | 44.66% | 19.34% | 9.57% | 38.83% | 8.78% | 34.94% | 5.25% |
| Food Wholesalers | 19 | 32.57% | 53.07% | 31.85% | 2.29% | 47.08% | 15.65% | 64.23% | 8.62% |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | 17.30% | 25.27% | 33.95% | 4.50% | 20.69% | 14.98% | 32.31% | 11.47% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 39 | 23.92% | 36.66% | 23.96% | 13.89% | 41.33% | 16.19% | 30.79% | 4.31% |
| Grocery | 15 | 23.20% | 48.77% | 28.20% | 8.81% | 28.91% | 16.83% | 91.01% | 15.14% |
| Healthcare Information | 38 | 11.27% | 46.02% | 14.55% | 9.15% | 47.09% | 8.92% | 20.98% | 7.33% |
| Heavy Construction | 12 | 3.47% | 15.09% | 29.84% | 3.97% | 43.26% | 5.54% | 24.58% | 6.65% |
| Home Appliance | 11 | 17.80% | 41.15% | 15.98% | 8.64% | 28.66% | 14.60% | 41.25% | 7.47% |
| Homebuilding | 36 | 56.30% | 46.34% | 23.61% | 10.14% | 40.57% | 14.60% | 2.36% | 0.70% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 75 | 26.21% | 60.84% | 12.97% | 21.93% | 66.57% | 8.27% | 72.10% | 12.21% |
| Household Products | 28 | 14.62% | 42.08% | 29.49% | 9.73% | 43.77% | 9.06% | 25.50% | 3.90% |
| Human Resources | 35 | 6.99% | 14.05% | 23.43% | 10.51% | 53.99% | 12.41% | 12.45% | 4.30% |
| Industrial Services | 196 | 19.22% | 45.06% | 16.12% | 10.96% | 71.93% | 13.53% | 30.84% | 9.32% |
| Information Services | 38 | 9.14% | 30.79% | 19.94% | 11.04% | 33.76% | 8.53% | 10.32% | 4.23% |
| Insurance (Life) | 40 | 7.73% | 22.54% | 27.97% | 2.07% | 42.35% | 19.37% | 0.45% | 0.57% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 87 | 1.20% | 17.35% | 19.80% | 7.67% | 26.89% | 0.14% | 2.10% | 0.79% |
| Internet | 266 | 1.80% | 10.64% | 6.76% | 13.80% | 92.64% | 3.73% | 10.58% | 6.44% |
| Investment Co. | 18 | 0.54% | -133.33% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 13.96% | 0.10% | -8.33% | -8.33% |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 15 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.20% | 0.00% | 23.12% | 2.39% | 5.56% | 3.24% |
| Machinery | 126 | 19.18% | 47.56% | 22.70% | 7.44% | 45.67% | 10.71% | 26.89% | 6.23% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 18 | 12.47% | 24.53% | 16.88% | 10.62% | 43.47% | 9.49% | 31.15% | 3.52% |
| Maritime | 52 | 33.64% | 55.32% | 5.49% | 6.06% | 26.20% | 10.47% | 70.55% | 17.20% |
| Medical Services | 178 | 16.09% | 37.31% | 16.18% | 9.15% | 65.30% | 11.51% | 18.52% | 5.01% |
| Medical Supplies | 274 | 7.44% | 26.96% | 11.47% | 7.61% | 71.34% | 7.62% | 21.15% | 4.65% |
| Metal Fabricating | 37 | 9.23% | 24.49% | 18.27% | 5.27% | 53.39% | 10.50% | 32.57% | 7.43% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 78 | 6.16% | 34.35% | 7.73% | 3.01% | 87.77% | 7.12% | 82.15% | 13.01% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 31 | 23.10% | 46.70% | 22.37% | 6.20% | 29.43% | 15.14% | 104.36% | 21.93% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 26 | 39.88% | 60.17% | 25.92% | 2.69% | 31.45% | 14.47% | 92.78% | 8.45% |
| Newspaper | 18 | 33.35% | 41.77% | 22.27% | 16.40% | 27.94% | 14.91% | 23.35% | 3.31% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 25 | 24.36% | 44.68% | 27.71% | 2.36% | 38.54% | 15.14% | 22.94% | 5.05% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 15 | 28.29% | 59.49% | 5.20% | 0.83% | 17.26% | 8.45% | 84.66% | 11.19% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 113 | 10.12% | 36.53% | 20.11% | 6.16% | 44.27% | 9.27% | 61.18% | 14.69% |
| Packaging & Container | 35 | 34.42% | 61.98% | 21.03% | 6.22% | 43.46% | 16.16% | 57.73% | 6.09% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 39 | 29.00% | 44.26% | 14.27% | 3.63% | 36.74% | 16.28% | 62.93% | 6.16% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 26 | 7.38% | 18.92% | 32.20% | 4.20% | 35.52% | 19.11% | 80.96% | 15.51% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 186 | 16.03% | 34.29% | 14.95% | 4.15% | 64.45% | 18.69% | 110.49% | 22.44% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | 8.92% | 29.56% | 21.25% | 5.63% | 34.38% | 4.04% | 31.97% | 7.83% |
| Power | 58 | 10.68% | 76.06% | 8.06% | 6.09% | 94.92% | 2.72% | 84.56% | 5.74% |
| Precious Metals | 84 | 6.71% | 16.26% | 4.90% | 0.82% | 65.41% | 7.39% | 73.93% | 9.38% |
| Precision Instrument | 103 | 9.42% | 22.43% | 16.50% | 7.01% | 99.31% | 8.55% | 18.57% | 3.46% |
| Property Management | 12 | 46.57% | 74.55% | 15.99% | 11.45% | 22.35% | 9.17% | 95.54% | 27.23% |
| Publishing | 40 | 25.51% | 84.10% | 15.56% | 17.66% | 42.89% | 11.04% | 31.77% | 6.76% |
| R.E.I.T. | 147 | 28.82% | 70.27% | 1.16% | 5.64% | 27.38% | 4.19% | 70.20% | 11.38% |
| Railroad | 16 | 20.67% | 37.95% | 32.19% | 3.17% | 31.95% | 14.44% | 137.18% | 9.73% |
| Recreation | 73 | 22.00% | 39.11% | 18.25% | 16.50% | 48.17% | 12.25% | 72.18% | 8.66% |
| Reinsurance | 11 | 6.06% | 14.00% | 10.70% | 5.21% | 20.75% | 0.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Restaurant | 75 | 12.54% | 39.50% | 20.74% | 9.44% | 47.71% | 11.16% | 88.61% | 12.56% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 164 | 11.02% | 26.68% | 22.68% | 13.49% | 46.60% | 15.31% | 44.54% | 11.98% |
| Retail Automotive | 16 | 29.65% | 48.41% | 36.04% | 13.55% | 27.92% | 14.71% | 44.80% | 8.33% |
| Retail Building Supply | 9 | 16.24% | 28.16% | 37.24% | 7.68% | 25.89% | 20.75% | 76.82% | 12.69% |
| Retail Store | 42 | 14.74% | 34.97% | 24.46% | 13.05% | 44.82% | 12.14% | 77.39% | 12.65% |
| Securities Brokerage | 31 | 55.19% | 85.64% | 22.95% | 4.25% | 42.27% | 12.58% | 1.19% | 0.40% |
| Semiconductor | 138 | 4.33% | 12.82% | 11.65% | 5.30% | 63.57% | 11.40% | 38.79% | 12.19% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 16 | 8.18% | 20.65% | 25.66% | 6.51% | 37.16% | 12.25% | 22.31% | 4.96% |
| Shoe | 20 | 2.56% | 9.62% | 32.17% | 46.87% | 37.82% | 9.23% | 21.70% | 5.69% |
| Steel (General) | 26 | 9.92% | 25.13% | 30.16% | 7.83% | 37.43% | 16.25% | 45.25% | 6.61% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 14 | 15.90% | 32.67% | 23.94% | 1.97% | 64.44% | 11.73% | 69.46% | 7.09% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 124 | 5.22% | 18.10% | 12.78% | 6.62% | 75.79% | 6.69% | 10.63% | 3.38% |
| Telecom. Services | 152 | 25.21% | 45.14% | 12.42% | 14.04% | 73.68% | 14.13% | 51.46% | 10.68% |
| Thrift | 234 | 20.76% | 36.03% | 20.69% | 5.73% | 23.92% | 12.11% | 6.27% | 0.00% |
| Tobacco | 11 | 7.01% | 41.99% | 27.57% | 1.45% | 74.35% | 5.97% | 23.76% | 3.19% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21 | 13.96% | 52.38% | 18.34% | 21.68% | 37.37% | 8.98% | 27.21% | 7.07% |
| Trucking | 32 | 32.79% | 47.75% | 31.50% | 12.02% | 35.04% | 26.22% | 64.45% | 38.61% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 6 | 3.00% | 18.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.63% | 2.04% | 48.74% | 19.85% |
| Water Utility | 16 | 33.75% | 54.18% | 33.23% | 2.88% | 33.61% | 11.92% | 110.75% | 10.69% |
| Wireless Networking | 74 | 12.35% | 52.25% | 11.52% | 8.34% | 67.14% | 4.52% | 34.77% | 5.81% |
| Market | 7364 | 20.07% | 47.62% | 16.25% | 8.87% | 57.01% | 11.06% | 39.04% | 7.66% |