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Leverage ratios
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Leverage ratiosMeasures of the relative value of stockholders, capitalization, and creditors obligations, and of the firm's ability to pay financing charges.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Value
The worth or desirability of something expressed as an amount of money.
Capitalization
The debt and/or equity mix that funds a firm's assets.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Level
Used in the context of general equities. Price measure of an indication.
Level 3 Commun
Level 3 Commun is a top United States corporation in the field of telecommunications services, and its estimated market value is 1,60 million US dollars.
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Level 3 Communications, Inc. is one of the largest American companies in the IT industry. Its NASDAQ code is LVLT.
Level basis
Fixed premiums for a fixed number of years, and a full payout on a claim at any point.
Level coupon bond
Bond with a stream of coupon payments that remain the same throughout the life of the bond.
Level debt service
A municipal charter provision that debt payments must be relatively equal from year to year so that required revenue projections are easier.
Level load
An annual load charged to a mutual fund holder for the time he or she is invested in the fund.
Level pay
Scheduling principal and interest payments (P&I) due under a mortgage so that total monthly payment of P&I is the same.
Level term insurance
A life insurance policy with a fixed face value and increasing premiums.
Leverage
The acquisition of property using a combination of equity and debt financing. The British equivalent term is gearing.
Leverage clientele
A group of shareholders who, because of their personal leverage, seek to invest in corporations that maintain a compatible degree of corporate leverage.
Leverage rebalancing
Making transactions to adjust (rebalance) a firm's leverage ratio to a target ratio.
Leveraged beta
The beta of a leveraged required return; that is, the beta as adjusted for the degree of leverage in the firm's capital structure.
Leveraged buyout (LBO)
Buying a company's shares with money borrowed on the security of the company's assets.
Leveraged company
A company that has debt in its capital structure.
Leveraged equity
Stock in a firm that relies on financial leverage. Holders of leveraged equity experience the benefits and costs of using debt.
Leveraged investment company
An investment company or mutual fund entitled to borrow capital for its operations or that issues both income shares and capital shares.
Leveraged lease
A lease agreement wherein the lessor, by borrowing funds from a lending institution, finances the purchase of the asset being leased.
Leveraged portfolio
A portfolio that includes risky assets purchased with funds borrowed.
Leveraged recapitalization
A strategy where a company takes on significant additional debt with the purpose of either paying a large dividend or repurchasing shares.
Leveraged required return
The required return on an investment when the investment is financed partially by debt.
Leveraged stock
Stocks financed with credit, such as that purchased on a margin account.
Levered portfolio
Investment at least partially financed by borrowing.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Level load
An annual load charged to a mutual fund holder for the time he or she is invested in the fund.
Level pay
Scheduling principal and interest payments (P&I) due under a mortgage so that total monthly payment of P&I is the same.
Level term insurance
A life insurance policy with a fixed face value and increasing premiums.
Leverage
The acquisition of property using a combination of equity and debt financing. The British equivalent term is gearing.
Leverage clientele
A group of shareholders who, because of their personal leverage, seek to invest in corporations that maintain a compatible degree of corporate leverage.
Leverage ratios
Leverage rebalancing
Making transactions to adjust (rebalance) a firm's leverage ratio to a target ratio.
Leveraged beta
The beta of a leveraged required return; that is, the beta as adjusted for the degree of leverage in the firm's capital structure.
Leveraged buyout (LBO)
Buying a company's shares with money borrowed on the security of the company's assets.
Leveraged company
A company that has debt in its capital structure.
Leveraged equity
Stock in a firm that relies on financial leverage. Holders of leveraged equity experience the benefits and costs of using debt.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Value
The worth or desirability of something expressed as an amount of money.
Capitalization
The debt and/or equity mix that funds a firm's assets.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Level
Used in the context of general equities. Price measure of an indication.
Level 3 Commun
Level 3 Commun is a top United States corporation in the field of telecommunications services, and its estimated market value is 1,60 million US dollars.
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Level 3 Communications, Inc. is one of the largest American companies in the IT industry. Its NASDAQ code is LVLT.
Level basis
Fixed premiums for a fixed number of years, and a full payout on a claim at any point.
Level coupon bond
Bond with a stream of coupon payments that remain the same throughout the life of the bond.
Level debt service
A municipal charter provision that debt payments must be relatively equal from year to year so that required revenue projections are easier.
Level load
An annual load charged to a mutual fund holder for the time he or she is invested in the fund.
Level pay
Scheduling principal and interest payments (P&I) due under a mortgage so that total monthly payment of P&I is the same.
Level term insurance
A life insurance policy with a fixed face value and increasing premiums.
Leverage
The acquisition of property using a combination of equity and debt financing. The British equivalent term is gearing.
Leverage clientele
A group of shareholders who, because of their personal leverage, seek to invest in corporations that maintain a compatible degree of corporate leverage.
Leverage rebalancing
Making transactions to adjust (rebalance) a firm's leverage ratio to a target ratio.
Leveraged beta
The beta of a leveraged required return; that is, the beta as adjusted for the degree of leverage in the firm's capital structure.
Leveraged buyout (LBO)
Buying a company's shares with money borrowed on the security of the company's assets.
Leveraged company
A company that has debt in its capital structure.
Leveraged equity
Stock in a firm that relies on financial leverage. Holders of leveraged equity experience the benefits and costs of using debt.
Leveraged investment company
An investment company or mutual fund entitled to borrow capital for its operations or that issues both income shares and capital shares.
Leveraged lease
A lease agreement wherein the lessor, by borrowing funds from a lending institution, finances the purchase of the asset being leased.
Leveraged portfolio
A portfolio that includes risky assets purchased with funds borrowed.
Leveraged recapitalization
A strategy where a company takes on significant additional debt with the purpose of either paying a large dividend or repurchasing shares.
Leveraged required return
The required return on an investment when the investment is financed partially by debt.
Leveraged stock
Stocks financed with credit, such as that purchased on a margin account.
Levered portfolio
Investment at least partially financed by borrowing.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Level load
An annual load charged to a mutual fund holder for the time he or she is invested in the fund.
Level pay
Scheduling principal and interest payments (P&I) due under a mortgage so that total monthly payment of P&I is the same.
Level term insurance
A life insurance policy with a fixed face value and increasing premiums.
Leverage
The acquisition of property using a combination of equity and debt financing. The British equivalent term is gearing.
Leverage clientele
A group of shareholders who, because of their personal leverage, seek to invest in corporations that maintain a compatible degree of corporate leverage.
Leverage ratios
Leverage rebalancing
Making transactions to adjust (rebalance) a firm's leverage ratio to a target ratio.
Leveraged beta
The beta of a leveraged required return; that is, the beta as adjusted for the degree of leverage in the firm's capital structure.
Leveraged buyout (LBO)
Buying a company's shares with money borrowed on the security of the company's assets.
Leveraged company
A company that has debt in its capital structure.
Leveraged equity
Stock in a firm that relies on financial leverage. Holders of leveraged equity experience the benefits and costs of using debt.
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