Formula to
calculate financial leverage ratio:
Financial Leverage
Ratio = total debt / shareholders equity.
Financial
leverage ratio definition and explanation:
The
financial leverage ratio is also referred to as the debt
to equity ratio.
The financial
leverage ratio indicates the extent to
which the business relies on debt financing.
Upper acceptable
limit of the financial leverage
ratio is usually 2:1, with no more than one-third of
debt in long term.
A high financial
leverage ratio
indicates possible difficulty in paying interest and
principal while obtaining more funding.
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