[June 13, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Housewares & Specialties Industry With the Highest Debt to Asset Ratio (LBY, JAH, CTIB, TUP, ACU) Tweet Jun 13, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Housewares & Specialties 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.Libbey ranks highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.59. Following is Jarden with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.52. CTI Industries ranks third highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.44. Tupperware Brands follows with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.39, and Acme United rounds out the top five with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.37. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Libbey on May 2nd, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $14.95. Since that recommendation, shares of Libbey have risen 52.7%. We continue to monitor Libbey 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 ]