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1Debt/Equity Ratio — A measure of a company s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders equity. It indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. Note: Sometimes only interest bearing,… …
2debt-equity ratio — An amount arrived at by dividing total liabilities by total equity of an entity (e.g., total liabilities of corporation divided by total shareholders equity). A high debt ratio is an indication that the entity may have difficulty meeting… …
3debt-equity ratio — An amount arrived at by dividing total liabilities by total equity of an entity (e.g., total liabilities of corporation divided by total shareholders equity). A high debt ratio is an indication that the entity may have difficulty meeting… …
4ratio — 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: •… …
5Debt ratio — is a financial ratio that indicates the percentage of a company s assets that are provided via debt. It is the ratio of total debt (the sum of current liabilities and long term liabilities) and total assets (the sum of current assets, fixed… …
6Debt capital — is the capital that a business raises by taking out a loan. It is a loan made to a company that is normally repaid at some future date. Debt capital differs[1] from equity or share capital because subscribers to debt capital do not become part… …
7Debt — For other uses, see Debt (disambiguation). Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract …
8Debt levels and flows — Public debt as a percent of GDP (2010) …
9Debt-To-Capital Ratio — A measurement of a company s financial leverage, calculated as the company s debt divided by its total capital. Debt includes all short term and long term obligations. Total capital includes the company s debt and shareholders equity, which… …
10Debt Tender Offer — When a firm retires all or a portion of its debt securities by making an offer to its debtholders to repurchase a predetermined number of bonds at a specified price and during a set period of time. Firms may use a debt tender offer as a mechanism …
