What is Overleveraged?
If a company has too much debt in relation to its operating cash flows and equity, it is considered to be overleveraged. An overleveraged corporation has trouble covering its interest and principal payments, and is often unable to cover its operating expenses due to high costs incurred as a result of its debt load, leading […]
Financial Leverage
Financial leverage is the use of borrowed money (debt) to finance the purchase of assets with the expectation that the income or capital gain from the new asset will exceed the cost of borrowing. In most cases, the provider of the debt will put a limit on how much risk it is ready to take and indicate a […]