Definition of Debt To Assets Ratio



Debt to asset ratio is a ratio of total liabilities to total assets. This is a leverage ratio that assesses the level of assets financed through debt. The higher the debt to asset ratio the more the company is assumed to be exposed to default risk.

 


Assume a company has total assets of $800,000 that are both equally finance with debt and equity. This means the debt to asset ratio will be 50% or 0.5. If the debt is $700,000 then the debt to total asset ratio will be 0.875 or 87%. This is a very high-risk situation and shareholders will normally oppose such type of capital structure.


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