Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2015

In fact, analysts and investors want companies to use debt smartly to fund their businesses. That’s where the debt-to-equity ratio comes in. What is the debt-to-equity ratio? “It’s a simple measure of how much debt you use to run your business,” explains Knight.

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Debt to Equity Ratio Long-term Short-term Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

Losses in AP will overwhelm many institutions' equity cushion. The average debt-to-equity ratio of the 10 largest MFIs in India is 7.06 , indicating an average 12% equity cushion. In a recent paper, Jonathan Morduch and Jonathan Conning explain the role of debt and equity financing in the microfinance industry.

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Microfinance Debt to Equity Ratio MFI Crisis 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2018

This notion is reflected by statements such as “We have seen similar examples of driven, competent men who take risks and manage to make it thrive,” and “He has proven to sustain his persistence all the way.” Debt-to-equity ratio (leverage): the degree to which an entrepreneur exposes his or her business to risks.

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Venture Capitalist Debt to Equity Ratio Real Estate Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

This is called “ factoring ” Whether you can quickly liquidate inventory can also be industry-dependent. As with the debt-to-equity ratio , you want your current ratio to be in a reasonable range, but it “should always be safely above 1.0,” says Knight. Most require that it be 1.1

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Debt to Equity Ratio Short-term Long-term Company 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

This is one of the key metrics for marketing managers, says Avery. “You have to look at it in context of the industry and its competitive structure and in the context of consumers’ lives.” ” What are some of the common mistakes managers make with price elasticity? How do companies use it?

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Price Debt to Equity Ratio Marketing Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Hence, the customer-selection criteria of sales managers, and call patterns of sales reps, directly impact the first value-creation lever: which projects the firm invests in. But creating value also requires senior executives to get more serious and knowledgeable about performance-management issues in sales. But consider the basics.

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Debt to Equity Ratio Cost of Capital Strategy Incentives 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

A hundred years ago, the focus on squeezing every drop of return out of equity capital made great sense. As the industrial revolution progressed, society was enjoying enormous benefits from mass production, which brought former luxuries within middle class reach. But unlike websites, factories were capital intensive.

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