Debt to Equity Calculator
Measure interest-bearing debt relative to positive shareholder equity.
Example result
This version uses debt, not total liabilities. Negative or zero equity makes this ratio unsuitable for ordinary interpretation.
How to calculate it
This version uses debt, not total liabilities. Negative or zero equity makes this ratio unsuitable for ordinary interpretation.
Worked example
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- Interest-bearing debt
- 120,000 currency units
- Shareholder equity
- 80,000 currency units
Debt-to-equity ratio: 1.5×
Debt to Equity FAQ
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What does this calculation leave out?
This version uses debt, not total liabilities. Negative or zero equity makes this ratio unsuitable for ordinary interpretation.
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