Capital structure/Gearing

Question 1

Equity Ratio / Financial leverage

Answer 1

Total Equity1/Total Assets1

1/Equity Multiplier

how much of company’s total assets are financed by owners’ investments
benchmark>20%

Question 2

Debt ratio/ financial leverage

Answer 2

Total liabilities1/Total Assets1

how many assets must the company sell to pay off its liabilities
benchmark <80%

Question 3

Debt-to-Equity ratio/ financial leverage

Answer 3

Total liabilities1/Total Equity1

how many times there are liabilities than equity in the company
benchmark: industry specific

Question 4

Equity multiplier/Financial leverage

Answer 4

Total Assets1/Total Equity1

1/Equity Ratio

How many times assets are higher than shareholder’s equity
benchmark: <5

Question 5

Interest coverage

Answer 5

EBIT1/Interest Expenses1
How many times a company can pay off its interest using EBIT.
benchmark >5, while Dib/EBITDA<5

Question 6

Debt ratio through Debt-to-equity ratio

Answer 6

Debt-to-Equity Ratio/(Debt-to-Equity Ratio + 1)

(Let’s call Debt-to-Equity Ratio DER and Debt ratio - DR:
DR= TL/TA= TL/(TL+TE)
DER=TL/TE –> TL= DER * TE
DR = DER* TE / (DER*TE +TE) = DER/(DER+1)
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