Sunday, June 8, 2008

Term of the Day: Debt/Asset Ratio

Total liabilities divided by total assets. The debt/asset ratio shows the proportion of a company's assets which are financed through debt. If the ratio is less than one, most of the company's assets are financed through equity. If the ratio is greater than one, most of the company's assets are financed through debt. Companies with high debt/asset ratios are said to be "highly leveraged," and could be in danger if creditors start to demand repayment of debt.


 

Term of the Day: Balance Sheet

A quantitative summary of a company's financial condition at a specific point in time, including assets, liabilities and net worth. The first part of a balance sheet shows all the productive assets a company owns, and the second part shows all the financing methods (such as liabilities and shareholders' equity). also called statement of condition.


 

Verse of the Week: All The World Pursues






Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.


 

Lord Sri Krishna        

        

Bhagavad Gita 3:21