balance sheet leverage
1Off-Balance-Sheet Financing — A form of financing in which large capital expenditures are kept off of a company s balance sheet through various classification methods. Companies will often use off balance sheet financing to keep their debt to equity (D/E) and leverage ratios… …
2Clean Balance Sheet — A company’s financial statement that summarizes its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity, and where the company is shown to have very little or no debt. A clean balance sheet indicates the company has no significant debt during the… …
3Leverage (finance) — In finance, leverage (sometimes referred to as gearing in the United Kingdom) is a general term for any technique to multiply gains and losses.[1] Common ways to attain leverage are borrowing money, buying fixed assets and using derivatives.[2]… …
4Leverage — The use of debt financing. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. leverage le‧ver‧age 1 [ˈliːvrɪdʒ ǁ ˈle , ˈliː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the influence that one person or organization has on another: • It uses its considerable economic… …
5leverage — The ability to control large dollar amounts of a commodity with a comparatively small amount of capital. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The control of a larger sum of money with a smaller amount. By accepting the liability to purchase or deliver …
6Net capital rule — The uniform net capital rule is a rule created by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) in 1975 to regulate directly the ability of broker dealers to meet their financial obligations to customers and other creditors.[1] Broker… …
7gearing ratios — leverage ratios Ratios that express a company s capital gearing. There are a number of different ratios that can be calculated from either the balance sheet or the profit and loss account. Ratios based on the balance sheet usually express debt as …
8gearing ratios — leverage ratios Ratios that express a company s capital gearing There are a number of different ratios that can be calculated from either the balance sheet or the profit and loss account Ratios based on the balance sheet usually express debt as a …
9Subprime mortgage crisis — Part of a series on: Late 2000s financial crisis Major dimensions …
10Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk …
