subject: Debt Management Ratios: Thermometer To Measure The Financial Health Of A Company [print this page] Most of the companies have assets financed through creditors, stockholders and bank debts.
A company who is able to manage financial distress with expertise and use the debts as a financial leverage, then in no time the company can break through and show good increase in the profit ratio. The debt management ratio is calculated roughly by the total debt incurred by the company divided by the total assets, tangible and non tangible assets, gives the total assets of the company and this helps to figure out the ratio .
There are different perceptive in viewing this ratio as the investors go through the current financial statement of the company to analyze how their money is put to use and to know the ratio of dividends they would get . The business owner goes through the financial statement to see how far he is ahead or behind his competitors as this ratio is a good yardstick to measure the profit of the company and this gives him a good insight on the plans he should devise to increase the profits and the areas where he has to cut down the companys expenditure.
Debt management ratio is the mirror that shows the efficiency and performance of the company and the company is indebted to show and explain the nuances of this ratio to the investors who have put their hard earned money in the company. If there is a big difference shown in the graph between the company and its competitors, and if it is a inclined graph, the investors and creditors can be rest assured that they have taken a right decision in investing in the company. But if the graph shows a declined position, then the company owner and managers should quickly devise plans to increase the profit ratio or get the help of debt counselors to restructure a good repayment plan.
