Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Leverage Ratio — 1. Any ratio used to calculate the financial leverage of a company to get an idea of the company s methods of financing or to measure its ability to meet financial obligations. There are several different ratios, but the main factors looked at… … Investment dictionary
Leverage ratio — A measure that indicates the financial ability to meet debt service requirements and increase the value of the investment to the stockholders. (i.e., the ratio of total debt to total assets). U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information… … Energy terms
Consumer leverage ratio — is a term popularized by William Jarvis and Dr. Ian C MacMillan in a series of articles in the Harvard Business Review and refers to the ratio of total household debt, as reported by the Federal Reserve System to disposable personal income, as… … Wikipedia
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio — The relationship between a banking organization s core capital and total assets. The Federal Reserve develops capital adequacy guidelines for bank holding companies. The Tier 1 leverage ratio is calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital ratio by the… … 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
target leverage ratio — The ratio of the market value of debt to the total market value of the firm that management seeks to maintain. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
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 (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
Leverage — The use of debt financing. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. leverage le‧ver‧age 1 [ˈliːvrɪdʒ 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
leverage rebalancing — Making transactions to adjust (rebalance) a firm s leverage ratio to a target ratio. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
