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LEVERAGING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Investment
- Corporate Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leveraging
1, record 1, English, leveraging
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trading on the equity 2, record 1, English, trading%20on%20the%20equity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The strategy of using debt to finance a company's assets. 3, record 1, English, - leveraging
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For example, a corporation with equity of $5 million issues bonds with a face value of $2 million. The corporation is trading on the equity in that the interest of the bonds, as a percent, may be less than the percent return on total capital ($7 million). Thus, the corporation is leveraging its total investment. Trading on the equity increases the risk of bankruptcy because the fixed-interest charges on debt may exceed the return on total capital. 4, record 1, English, - leveraging
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Investissements et placements
- Économie de l'entreprise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recours au levier financier
1, record 1, French, recours%20au%20levier%20financier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une entreprise, action de faire appel à des capitaux empruntés pour assurer le financement d'actifs, dans l'espoir que le rendement que produiront les actifs financés par ces capitaux sera supérieur aux intérêts à verser sur ces capitaux, et que la rentabilité des capitaux propres s'en trouvera augmentée (effet de levier positif). 1, record 1, French, - recours%20au%20levier%20financier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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