Insert the information in the form and the calculator will determine the financial leverage.
What is the financial leverage?
The financial leverage is the strategic attempt of borrowing money to invest in assets and get the return on those assets to exceed the cost of borrowing them.
How to calculate financial leverage?
To calculate financial leverage you should use the following formula:
financial leverage = total debt / shareholders equity
where:
shareholders equity = the assets that the owners of a company have invested in their business.
Why use financial leverage?
The financial leverage is used in order to increase the profitability without using additional personal capital.