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Huntsman has the Highest Debt to Equity Ratio in the Diversified Chemicals Industry (HUN, DD, PPG, DOW, PENX)Jul 29, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Diversified Chemicals industry with the highest debt to equity ratios. 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.Huntsman ranks highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 2.0. EI Du Pont de Nemours is next with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.5. PPG Industries ranks third highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.1. Dow Chemical follows with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.1, and Penford rounds out the top five with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.0. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Dow Chemical on June 27th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $30.83. Since that call, shares of Dow Chemical have fallen 5.7%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |