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Debt ratio (business statistics)

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Definition

The debt ratio measures a company's level of debt in relation to its equity capital.
The debt ratio is equal to the ratio of financial debt
(bonds
+ bank loans, including non-amortised fixed assets on lease
+ other loans
+ current bank credit, including assigned receivables not yet due,
+ loans and cash advances received from the group and partners
+ debt securities eligible for trading on a market and issued outside the group)
to equity.