Debt ratio / Debt to assets ratio

Debt ratio (Debt to assets ratio) is one of the indicators of indebtedness and financial structure. It expresses the ratio of debt to total assets. The higher is the indicator, the higher the level of debt and the associated risks.

It must together with indicator Equity ratio / Equity to assets ratio give 1 (100%).

Calculation formula

Instead of total liabilities can be used only payables, loans or long-term loans.

Recommended value

• very generally is recommended that the value shall be < 50%, however higher values does not necessarily indicate a problem comparison to previous periods is important
• the result is strongly dependent on the industry