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CAPITAL LEVERAGE [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

The relationship between the return on investment earned with the use of borrowed funds and the cost of the borrowed funds.

OBS

Capital leverage is favourable when funds are borrowed and reinvested or utilized to produce a return greater than the cost of borrowing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Bourse
DEF

Effet, sur le bénéfice et le rendement des actions, d'un financement par emprunt plutôt que par instruments de capitaux propres ou tous autres instruments dont le rendement est lié aux résultats.

OBS

Le levier financier n'est favorable que lorsque la rentabilité de l'exploitation est supérieure au coût habituellement fixe des capitaux empruntés qui la financent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Efecto que el endeudamiento origina en la rentabilidad de los capitales propios de una empresa, cuyos resultados pueden incrementarse por encima de lo que se derivaría de sus recursos originarios.

OBS

[...] la condición necesaria es que la rentabilidad de las inversiones sea mayor al coste de las deudas.

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Record 2 1989-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

The ratio of gross assets of a bank to base capital.

OBS

In Canada, "base capital ratio" was formerly called "primary capital ratio".

OBS

See the section "Guidelines" in CMFCB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

Le tableau 14 présente les ratios du capital de base, de l'équivalent du capital de base et du capital total redressé de la Banque, calculés selon les directives établies par le service de l'Inspecteur général des banques. Le capital de base (antérieurement appelé capital primaire) comprend les éléments du capital qui sont permanents et subordonnés aux autres créanciers, et libres de toute imputation obligatoire fixe aux bénéfices.

OBS

Le «ratio du capital de base» a été antérieurement appelé «ratio du capital primaire» au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

A bank ratio, expressed as a multiple, which equals total assets divided by shareholder's equity plus appropriations for contingencies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

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