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Concept Introduction
Debt-to-equity Ratio: The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio measures a company's reliance on debt as the total liabilities are compared with the company’s shareholder equity. When the company has a larger D/E ratio, this denotes greater risk whereas when there is a low D/E ratio, this states that the company is not expanding well by using its funds.
To Compute: The debt-to-equity ratio of Company S for the current and the prior year.
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Concept Introduction
Debt-to-equity Ratio: The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio measures a company's reliance on debt as the total liabilities are compared with the company’s shareholder equity. When the company has a larger D/E ratio, this denotes greater risk whereas when there is a low D/E ratio, this states that the company is not expanding well by using its funds.
Whether the financial structure of Company S in the current year is riskier or less risky as compared to the prior year.
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Concept Introduction
Debt-to-equity Ratio: The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio measures a company's reliance on debt as the total liabilities are compared with the company’s shareholder equity. When the company has a larger D/E ratio, this denotes greater risk whereas when there is a low D/E ratio, this states that the company is not expanding well by using its funds.
Whether the financial structure of Company S in the current year is riskier or less risky than that of Company A and Company G.
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