debt/asset ratio
noun[C]
(alsodebt-assets ratio,debt-to-assets ratio)ukusFINANCE
ameasurementof howfinanciallysuccessfulacompanyis, that iscalculatedbydividingthetotalamountof a company'sdebtsby thevalueofitsassets:
If a company'sdebt/assetratioislow, itmeansthatitsassetsarefinancedmore throughequitythan bydebt.