Opening the conference, the Maldivian leader said Monday that the issue of climate change should not be considered equal to other international issues.

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The debt-laden company will be making interest payments on the debt over the years. (Preferred stock and convertibles that pay interest should also be considered debt for the purposes of calculating value.) So, even though the two companies have equal market caps, the company with debt is worth more.

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