[May 13, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Aerospace & Defense Industry With the Highest Debt to Asset Ratio (TDG, AER, ATNY, DCO, KTOS) Tweet May 13, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Aerospace & Defense 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.TransDigm ranks highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.78. Following is AerCap Holdings with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.69. API Technologies ranks third highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.47. Ducommun follows with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.47, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions rounds out the top five with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.46. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of AerCap Holdings on July 10th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $12.48. Since that recommendation, shares of AerCap Holdings have risen 32.3%. We continue to monitor AerCap Holdings 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 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]