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Top 5 Companies in the Construction Materials Industry With the Highest Debt to Asset Ratio (TXI, VMC, MLM, EXP, USLM)Dec 13, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Construction Materials industry with the highest debt to asset ratios. The Debt/Asset ratio shows the proportion of a company's assets that are financed through debt. If the ratio is greater than one, most of the company's assets are financed through debt.Texas Industries ranks highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.42. Vulcan Materials is next with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.34. Martin Marietta Materials ranks third highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.34. Eagle Materials follows with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.22, and United States Lime & Minerals rounds out the top five with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.17. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Vulcan Materials on August 17th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $40.59. Since that recommendation, shares of Vulcan Materials have risen 26.4%. We continue to monitor Vulcan Materials for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. 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 |