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leverage ratio — USA leverage ratio, Also known as the debt/EBITDA ratio. The ratio of debt (borrowings) to EBITDA, often expressed as a percentage or ratio. It is often used as a measure of the risk attached to a company because a highly leveraged company has a… … Law dictionary
Leverage Ratio — 1. Any ratio used to calculate the financial leverage of a company to get an idea of the company s methods of financing or to measure its ability to meet financial obligations. There are several different ratios, but the main factors looked at… … Investment dictionary
Consumer leverage ratio — is a term popularized by William Jarvis and Dr. Ian C MacMillan in a series of articles in the Harvard Business Review and refers to the ratio of total household debt, as reported by the Federal Reserve System to disposable personal income, as… … Wikipedia
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio — The relationship between a banking organization s core capital and total assets. The Federal Reserve develops capital adequacy guidelines for bank holding companies. The Tier 1 leverage ratio is calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital ratio by the… … Investment dictionary
leverage — le·ver·age 1 / le vrij, və rij/ n: the use of credit to enhance one s speculative capacity leverage 2 vt aged, ag·ing: to provide (as a corporation) or supplement (as money) with leverage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
target leverage ratio — The ratio of the market value of debt to the total market value of the firm that management seeks to maintain. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
leverage — 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 … Financial and business terms
Leverage (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]… … Wikipedia
Leverage — 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… … Financial and business terms
leverage rebalancing — Making transactions to adjust (rebalance) a firm s leverage ratio to a target ratio. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
