Debt/Equity Ratio What Does Debt/Equity Ratio Mean? A measure of a company’s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by its stockholders’ equity; it indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/debt%2Fequity+ratio ’Debt/Equity Ratio’ A high debt/equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings
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DEBT PROFILE MANAGEMENT A company’s non-financial managers should be involved in setting the target leverage level and implementing action that moves the company towards this target level‚ it is the responsibility of the finance director or treasurer to raise the external funds required for refinancing and growth. The leverage target should guide the choice between equity‚ debt and hybrid funding. For the debt capital requirements‚ management also should decide on the most appropriate debt profile
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Student Loan Debt Crippling Local Economies? Research suggests that increased student loan debt is creating a negative‚ ripple effect on local economies‚ because graduates are starting families later‚ buying homes later‚ and are repaying loan debt with their professional earnings rather than spending back into their local economy. About half of all students (49%) graduate college with a total debt count of over 30‚000 dollars in student loan debt alone. When you add all this debt together‚ college
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Lombardi Professor Kincaid Research Essay 10 November 2013 How National Debt Affects your Wallet In the times we live in today‚ National Debt can really put a dent in your wallet. “The national debt is the amount of money owed by the U.S. government to its creditors‚ which may include private individuals‚ corporations‚ banks‚ and other financial institutions as well as foreign governments” (Gale Encyclopedia). National debt is basically the result of the government spending more money than it takes
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Forgive and Forget Student Debt? As Graduation comes near we all like to believe that our careers begin debt free behind that glass door‚ we turn the knob and all our extensive work will have paid off. When in fact‚ the glass door shatters and the student faces reality of paying back student loans. There is little dispute today that the number of students who have student loan debt has increased. Kayla Webley‚ article “Is Forgiving Student Loan Debt a Good Idea” touched on a topic that I too soon
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Abstract Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has captured the attention of people all over the world. The crisis is the result of several structural problems in the European Union‚ as well as the individual mistakes of some countries. The several effects of the crisis are varied and go from a European bank’s crisis‚ to potential default contagion to other countries‚ and the possibility of the separation of the European Union. European leaders seemed unable to act quickly and agree in a plan of action
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Debt versus Equity Financing Debt financing versus equity financing‚ which financing has more advantages over the other financing. Debt vs. equity financing is the most vital decision a manager will face when determining the needed capital to fund his or her business operations. Both types of financing are the main sources of capital that is available to a business. Both types of financing have advantages and disadvantages when a manager or owner is trying to raise capital. Debt Financing Debt
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DEBT TO EQUITY PROPORTIONS In building the pool of funds for the business it is important to balance and optimize the proportions of debt and equity. The relationship between total debt and total equity is referred to as leverage or gearing. If there is too much debt‚ a business becomes highly leveraged with the implications of: • Repayment risk. The risk to debt providers increases as there is less of an equity buffer to absorb losses that the business may make. • Interest risk. The interest
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Debt market India Debt market refers to the financial market where investors buy and sell debt securities‚ mostly in the form of bonds. These markets are important source of funds‚ especially in a developing economy like India. India debt market is one of the largest in Asia. Like all other countries‚ debt market in India is also considered a useful substitute to banking channels for finance. The most distinguishing feature of the debt instruments of Indian debt market is that the return is fixed
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I be left in debt with little to show for it? Scholars have argued for years that these concerns are justified and that the cost of higher level education is rising beyond the point of sustainability‚ resulting in an economic crisis. Robin Wilson‚ on the other hand‚ contends that such fears are exaggerated. Robin Wilson is a reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education with 25 years of experience dedicated to reporting on higher education. In her article “A Lifetime of Student Debt? Not Likely‚”
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