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Leverage ratios |
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Leverage ratios Measures of the relative value of stockholders, capitalization, and creditors obligations, and of the firm's ability to pay financing charges. Value of firm's debt to the total value of the firm (debt plus stockholder capitalization). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility) aims to thaw the securities markets backed by credit card, small business, student and auto loans, but leverage ratios in TALF of as much as 20-to-1 effectively shut out mutual funds, which face leverage restrictions, the paper said. They demonstrate that interest coverage and leverage ratios have the most pronounced effect on credit ratings. First, higher leverage ratios have been required for banks that have been downgraded on the basis of loan losses. |
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