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debt-to-total-assets ratio

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A quick definition of debt-to-total-assets ratio:

Debt-to-Total-Assets Ratio: This is a way to measure how much a company owes compared to how much it owns. It is calculated by dividing the total amount of money a company owes (both long-term and short-term) by the total value of everything the company owns. A low debt-to-total-assets ratio means the company has been careful with its borrowing and is in a good position to borrow more in the future if needed.

A more thorough explanation:

The debt-to-total-assets ratio is a financial metric used to measure a corporation's total long-term and short-term liabilities divided by the firm's total assets. This ratio is also known as the debt ratio.

A low debt ratio indicates conservative financing, which means that the company has a reduced risk of defaulting on its loans. This also means that the company has an enhanced ability to borrow in the future.

Let's say that Company A has $500,000 in total assets and $100,000 in total liabilities. The debt-to-total-assets ratio for Company A would be:

Debt-to-total-assets ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets

Debt-to-total-assets ratio = $100,000 / $500,000

Debt-to-total-assets ratio = 0.2 or 20%

This means that 20% of Company A's assets are financed by debt.

Another example is Company B, which has $1,000,000 in total assets and $800,000 in total liabilities. The debt-to-total-assets ratio for Company B would be:

Debt-to-total-assets ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets

Debt-to-total-assets ratio = $800,000 / $1,000,000

Debt-to-total-assets ratio = 0.8 or 80%

This means that 80% of Company B's assets are financed by debt, which indicates that the company has a higher risk of defaulting on its loans.

In summary, the debt-to-total-assets ratio is a useful financial metric that helps investors and creditors assess a company's financial health and risk level.

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to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
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