Leverage Ratio

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Leverage Ratio

In risk analysis, any ratio that measures a company's leverage. One example of a gearing ratio is the long-term debt/capitalization ratio, which is calculated by taking the company's long-term debt and dividing it by its long-term debt added to its preferred and common stock. Another example is a simple debt-to-equity ratio, which is calculated by dividing total debt by total equity. Generally, companies with higher leverage as determined by a leverage ratio are thought to be more risky because they have more liabilities and less equity. A leverage ratio is also called a gearing ratio or an equity multiplier.

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While the Company does not expect its Net Leverage Ratio to reduce in 2019, it is a key management priority to reduce it in 2020.

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The leverage ratio framework is intended to address the dangers of excessive accumulation of bank assets without the corresponding capital support.

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One virtue of including a relatively simple rule, such as the leverage ratio in a capital regime, relates to the agency of the Federal Reserve Board as recipient of delegated congressional authority.

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The leverage ratio is intended as a simple non-risk-based "backstop" measure that will reinforce the risk-based capital requirements.

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