If a company's debt/asset ratio is low, it means that its assets are financed more through equity than by debt.
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Cash Asset Ratio — The current value of marketable securities and cash, divided by the company s current liabilities. Also known as the cash ratio, the cash asset ratio compares the dollar amount of highly liquid assets (such as cash and marketable securities) for… … Investment dictionary
Debt 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… … Wikipedia
Asset retirement obligation — Asset Retirement Obligations provide for future disposal of assets as required by SFAS 143 [http://www.aicpa.org/PUBS/JOFA/dec2001/hiner.htm] . Firms must recognize the ARO liability in the period it was acquired, generally acquisition. The… … Wikipedia
ratio — 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: •… … Financial and business terms
Debt — For other uses, see Debt (disambiguation). Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract … Wikipedia
Debt-to-equity ratio — The debt to equity ratio (D/E) is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders equity and debt used to finance a company s assets.[1] Closely related to leveraging, the ratio is also known as Risk, Gearing or Leverage. The … Wikipedia
Ratio Analysis — A tool used by individuals to conduct a quantitative analysis of information in a company s financial statements. Ratios are calculated from current year numbers and are then compared to previous years, other companies, the industry, or even the… … Investment dictionary
Debt deflation — is a theory of economic cycles, which holds that recessions and depressions are due to the overall level of debt shrinking (deflating): the credit cycle is the cause of the economic cycle. The theory was developed by Irving Fisher following the… … Wikipedia
Отношение общего долга к сумме активов (TOTAL-DEBT-TO-TOTAL-ASSET RATIO) — Разновидность коэффициента платежеспособности … Словарь терминов по управленческому учету
Debt levels and flows — Public debt as a percent of GDP (2010) … Wikipedia
