debt coverage ratio

基本解释

Interest Coverage Ratio - Definition of Interest Coverage Ratio on Investopedia - A ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on outstanding debt. The interest coverage ratio is …
利息覆盖率又称利息覆盖倍数，是衡量公司产生的税前利润能否支付当期利息的指标。

It should be accompanied by an examination of the debt interest coverage ratio.
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Now Bucksbaum will hike his company's debt ratio from 56% to 70% and drive down its interest coverage (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by interest) from two to 1.6 times.
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To put some figures around the issue, the ratings agency notes a debt to EBITDA ratio of 23, which has swelled from just 2 times earnings a year ago, and interest coverage down to 0.6 times from 3.7 times.
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