interest service ratio
1Debt 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… …
2debt 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… …
3EBITDA-To-Interest Coverage Ratio — A ratio that is used to assess a company s financial durability by examining whether it is at least profitably enough to pay off its interest expenses. A ratio greater than 1 indicates that the company has more than enough interest coverage to… …
4debt 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… …
5ratio — the proportional relationship of one thing to another * * * ratio ra‧ti‧o [ˈreɪʆiəʊ ǁ ˈreɪʆoʊ] noun [countable] a relationship between two amounts that is represented by a pair of numbers showing how much greater one amount is than the other: •… …
6Interest — For other uses, see Interest (disambiguation). Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets. It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money,[1] or money earned… …
7Debt 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… …
8Financial ratio — Corporate finance …
9Coverage Ratio — A measure of a company s ability to meet its financial obligations. In broad terms, the higher the coverage ratio, the better the ability of the enterprise to fulfill its obligations to its lenders. The trend of coverage ratios over time is also… …
10Times interest earned — (TIE) or interest coverage ratio is a measure of a company s ability to honor its debt payments. It may be calculated as either EBIT or EBITDA divided by the total interest payable.mbox{Times Interest Earned} = frac {mbox{EBIT or EBITDA… …