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What does Debt-to-Equity Ratio mean?

A financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio in a sentence
A high debt-to-equity ratio can indicate that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Verschuldungsgrad

Ein hoher Wert deutet auf eine riskante Finanzierungsstruktur hin.

French
Ratio d'endettement

Indicateur du niveau d'endettement par rapport aux capitaux propres.

Spanish
Ratio de endeudamiento

Compara la deuda total con el patrimonio neto.

Italian
Rapporto debito/capitale proprio

Esprime il grado di dipendenza dell'impresa dal capitale di debito.

Common phrases with Debt-to-Equity Ratio

  • calculate debt-to-equity ratio
  • lower debt-to-equity ratio
  • analyze debt-to-equity ratio

Synonyms and opposites for Debt-to-Equity Ratio

  • Synonym Leverage Ratio

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