Debt ratio

Short description: Financial ratio covering the percentage of assets funded by debt

The debt ratio or debt to assets ratio is a financial ratio which indicates the percentage of a company's assets which are funded by debt.[1] It is measured as the ratio of total debt to total assets, which is also equal to the ratio of total liabilities and total assets:

Debt ratio = ⁠Total Debts/Total Assets⁠ = ⁠Total Liabilities/Total Assets⁠

Financial analysts and financial managers use the ratio in assessing the financial position of the firm. Companies with high debt to asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged, and are associated with greater risk. A high debt to asset ratio may also indicate a low borrowing capacity, which in turn will limit the firm's financial flexibility.

## Interpretation and limitations

The debt ratio shows the proportion of a company’s total assets that is financed by debt. A higher debt ratio suggests that a larger share of asset financing comes from creditors rather than equity holders, which may indicate higher financial risk, especially if earnings or cash flows are insufficient to cover obligations. A lower debt ratio generally indicates lower financial leverage and greater resilience to changes in interest rates or economic downturns.[2]

## See also

* Equity ratio
* Debt-to-income ratio, for households
* Debt-to-GDP ratio, for governments
* Hamada's equation

## References

1. ↑ Drake, P. P., Financial ratio analysis, p. 9, published on 15 December 2012
2. ↑ "Leverage Ratios". https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/finance/leverage-ratios/.

* Corporate Finance: European Edition, by D. Hillier, S. Ross, R. Westerfield, J. Jaffe, and B. Jordan. McGraw-Hill, 1st Edition, 2010.

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Financial ratios

* Cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE)
* Capitalization rate (Cap Rate)
* Cash return on cash invested (CROCI)
* Debt-to-equity (D/E)
* Dividend cover
* Dividend payout
* Enterprise value/EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
* Enterprise value/gross cash invested (EV/GCI)
* Enterprise value/sales (EV/Sales)
* Loan-to-value (LTV)
* Omega
* Operating margin
* Price-to-book (P/B)
* Price/cash flow (P/CF)
* Price-earnings (P/E)
* Price-earnings to growth (PEG)
* Price-sales (P/S)
* Profit margin
* Return on assets (ROA)
* Return on net assets (RONA)
* Return on capital (ROC)
* Return on capital employed (ROCE)
* Return on equity (ROE)
* Return on tangible equity (ROTE)
* Risk-adjusted return on capital (RAROC)
* Risk return (RRR)
* Sharpe
* Short interest (SIR)
* Sortino
* Sustainable growth (SGR)
* Treynor

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