debt service ratio
1debt service ratio — ➔ ratio * * * The proportion of a country s export earnings needed to cover interest and principal repayments of its foreign debts, particularly those owed by the public sector. A level of 20 percent is normally considered an acceptable… …
2Debt service ratio — In economics and government finance, debt service ratio is the ratio of debt service payments (principal + interest) of a country to that country’s export earnings.[1] A country s international finances are healthier when this ratio is low. The… …
3debt service ratio — DSR The proportion of annual export earnings needed to service a country s external debts, including both interest payments and repayment of principal. The DSR is an important statistic, indicating the severity of a country s indebtedness. The… …
4Total Debt Service Ratio - TDS — A debt service measure that financial lenders use as a rule of thumb to give a preliminary assessment of whether a potential borrower is already in too much debt. More specifically, this ratio shows the proportion of gross income that is already… …
5Gross Debt Service Ratio - GDS — A debt service measure that financial lenders use as a rule of thumb to give a preliminary assessment about whether a potential borrower is already in too much debt. Receiving a ratio of less than 30% means that the potential borrower has an… …
6debt coverage ratio — UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION DCR, also debt service coverage ratio, also debt service ratio) ► FINANCE a measurement used to decide whether a person, company, or country can afford to pay back a loan, calculated by dividing the income that is… …
7debt-service ratio — /det sɜ:vɪs ˌreɪʃiəυ/ noun the debts of a company shown as a percentage of its equity …
8Debt service — may refer to: Interest payable on debt, especially on government debt Debt service ratio Debt service coverage ratio External debt Developing countries debt Credit analysis Bureau of the Public Debt …
9Debt service coverage ratio — The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as debt coverage ratio, is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to interest, principal and lease payments. It is a popular benchmark used in the measurement of an entity s (person or… …
10debt service coverage — ( DSC) The margin by which all of a borrower s or bond issuer s required principal payments (not just those for the loan under consideration or just those for loans to one bank) are exceeded by the sum of the firm s cash flow plus all of the… …
