Debt Coverage
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Term
Main definition
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A measurement of a borrowing company's ability to pay debt. An excess of income, EBITDA or a similar measure as compared with the borrowing company's debt service expense during the same period. Debt coverage indicates a positive excess of income, indicative of the borrowing company having the ability to repay the debt. Also called the Debt Service Ratio or the Debt Service Coverage Ratio.
