Below are the top five companies in the Systems Software industry as measured by their Debt To Equity ratio. The Debt/Equity ratio measures a company’s leverage and a high level often implies that a company has financed much of its growth with debt.
TeleCommunication Systems (TSYS) has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.91x based on total debt of $183.5 million.
Oracle (ORCL) has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.53x based on total debt of $17 billion.
Websense (WBSN) has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.46x based on total debt of $70 million.
Symantec (SYMC) has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.42x based on total debt of $1.9 billion.
Rovi (ROVI) has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.33x based on total debt of $524.2 million.
Source:http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Newsfeed/Article/120844181/201010231047/TeleCommunication-Systems-is-Among-the-Companies-in-the-Systems-Software-Industry-With-the-Highest-Debt-To-Equity-Ratio-TSYS-ORCL-WBSN-SYMC-ROVI-.aspx
