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coverage ratios — Ratios used to test the adequacy of cash flows generated through earnings for purposes of meeting debt and lease obligations, including the interest coverage ratio and the fixed charge coverage ratio. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Coverage Ratio — A measure of a company s ability to meet its financial obligations. In broad terms, the higher the coverage ratio, the better the ability of the enterprise to fulfill its obligations to its lenders. The trend of coverage ratios over time is also… … Investment dictionary
interest-coverage ratio — A ratio that uses historical financial information. sometimes combined with projected financial information, to measure a firm s short term credit strength. This ratio measures the firm s ability to make its required interest payments. In its… … Financial and business terms
Debt service coverage ratio — The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as debt coverage ratio, is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to interest, principal and lease payments. It is a popular benchmark used in the measurement of an entity s (person or… … Wikipedia
fixed charge coverage ratio — USA The ratio of EBITDA to interest expense and scheduled principal payments on debt for borrowed money. Fixed charges may also include rent payments, required dividends and capital expenditures. This financial ratio measures the company s… … Law dictionary
interest coverage ratio — USA The ratio of EBITDA to interest payments due on debt for borrowed money. This financial ratio measures the company s ability to satisfy its interest payments as they become due. Higher ratios (greater than 1:1) are preferable and indicate the … Law dictionary
Dominion Bond Rating Service — DBRS is a credit rating agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1976 by its current owner and president, Walter Schroeder, it is the largest rating agency in Canada. It is one of ten Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating… … Wikipedia
Financial Attributes — Financial attributes measure the financial health of the company. Utility management, security analysts, investors, and regulators use these attributes to evaluate a utility s performance against its historic records and industry averages. Key… … Energy terms
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Financial ratio — Corporate finance … Wikipedia
