leverage (gearing) ratio

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• Gearing Ratio — A general term describing a financial ratio that compares some form of owner s equity (or capital) to borrowed funds. Gearing is a measure of financial leverage, demonstrating the degree to which a firm s activities are funded by owner s funds… …   Investment dictionary

• leverage — le·ver·age 1 / le vrij, və rij/ n: the use of credit to enhance one s speculative capacity leverage 2 vt aged, ag·ing: to provide (as a corporation) or supplement (as money) with leverage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• gearing — Also known as the debt/equity ratio or leverage. The ratio of debt (borrowings) to shareholder funds (broadly, share capital and retained profits), often expressed as a percentage or ratio. It is often used as a measure of the risk attached to a… …   Law dictionary

• gearing — the ratio between the business s debt and equity finance. Glossary of Business Terms financial leverage. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Also known as leverage. Gearing describes the situation when an asset is controlled for a relatively low… …   Financial and business terms

• gearing ratios — leverage ratios Ratios that express a company s capital gearing There are a number of different ratios that can be calculated from either the balance sheet or the profit and loss account Ratios based on the balance sheet usually express debt as a …   Big dictionary of business and management

• leverage — The ability to control large dollar amounts of a commodity with a comparatively small amount of capital. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The control of a larger sum of money with a smaller amount. By accepting the liability to purchase or deliver …   Financial and business terms

• Leverage — The use of debt financing. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. leverage le‧ver‧age 1 [ˈliːvrɪdʒ ǁ ˈle , ˈliː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the influence that one person or organization has on another: • It uses its considerable economic… …   Financial and business terms

• Gearing — Financial leverage. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * gearing gear‧ing [ˈgɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈgɪr ] also ˌcapital ˈgearing noun [uncountable] FINANCE the amount of borrowing that a company has in relation to its share capital. If the company makes …   Financial and business terms

• Leverage (finance) — In finance, leverage (sometimes referred to as gearing in the United Kingdom) is a general term for any technique to multiply gains and losses.[1] Common ways to attain leverage are borrowing money, buying fixed assets and using derivatives.[2]… …   Wikipedia

• Gearing — Der Verschuldungsgrad (engl. debt to equity ratio, Gearing oder Leverage) eines Unternehmens ist eine betriebswirtschaftliche Kennzahl. Er gibt das Verhältnis von bilanziellem Fremdkapital zu Eigenkapital an. Diese Relation ist einer der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Gearing — A fundamental analysis ratio of a company s level of long term debt compared to its equity capital. Gearing is expressed in percentage form. Companies with high gearing more long term liabilities than shareholder equity are considered speculative …   Investment dictionary