schuldquote

English translation: debt ratio

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Dutch term or phrase:	schuldquote
English translation:	debt ratio
Entered by:	Christopher Smith (X)

13:55 Sep 7, 2012

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Dutch term or phrase: schuldquote

From an academic piece containing proposals for a new system to replace the eurozone.
"De schuldquote is het gemiddelde percentage staatschuld boven de Europese norm van 60% en een begrotingstekort van maximaal 3%."
I can't find any relevant references to 'debt quote' on the internet. Is anyone familiar with this term and its English translation?

Christopher Smith (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 132 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 249 United Kingdom
Local time: 19:42

debt ratios

Explanation:
Took me two seconds to find it. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=nl&lng1=nl,...

Selected response from:

Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 20:42

Grading comment

Thanks for your quick answer. Yes, in my context it has to be debt ratio (single) but in the supporting text offered by Buck it was plural; the context makes it clear why there was this difference. Thanks also to everyone else for your interest and input.
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4 +3

debt ratios

Buck

3 +1

debt ratio

Michael Beijer

3 +1

debt-to-GDP ratio

Kitty Brussaard

national debt ratio

Michael Beijer

Discussion entries: 3

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

debt ratios

Explanation:
Took me two seconds to find it. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=nl&lng1=nl,...

Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 20:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

schuldquote; debet ratio debt ratio

Explanation:
• 'Debt Ratio is a financial ratio that indicates the percentage of a company's assets that are provided via debt. It is the ratio of total debt (the sum of current liabilities and long-term liabilities) and total assets (the sum of current assets, fixed assets, and other assets such as 'goodwill').

(...)

For example, a company with $2 million in total assets and $500,000 in total liabilities would have a debt ratio of 25%.
The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the firm's operation. In addition, high debt to assets ratio may indicate low borrowing capacity of a firm, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility. Like all financial ratios, a company's debt ratio should be compared with their industry average or other competing firms.

Total liabilities divided by total assets. The debt/asset ratio shows the proportion of a company's assets which are financed through debt. If the ratio is less than 0.5, most of the company's assets are financed through equity. If the ratio is greater than 0.5, most of the company's assets are financed through debt. Companies with high debt/asset ratios are said to be "highly leveraged," not highly liquid as stated above. A company with a high debt ratio (highly leveraged) could be in danger if creditors start to demand repayment of debt.' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_ratio )

• 'De debet ratio geeft aan in welke mate de totale activa is gefinancierd met vreemd vermogen. Met name in de Amerikaanse literatuur wordt deze methode veel toegepast om de solvabiliteit te meten.' (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_ratio )

e.g.: 'schuldquote van de algemene overheid' = 'general government debt ratio'

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see also 'debt-to equity ratio':

1. total liabilities divided by total shareholders' equity. (usually called 'DEBT RATIO')
2. total long-term debt divided by total shareholders' equity
3. long-term debt and preferred stock divided by common stock equity (Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)

Example sentence(s):

Debt Ratio is a financial ratio that indicates the percentage of a company's assets that are provided via debt.
Like all financial ratios, a company's debt ratio should be compared with their industry average or other competing firms.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_ratio
Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuldenquote

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

debt-to-GDP ratio

Explanation:
Debt-to-GDP-ratio
Andere benaming voor schuldquote: de schuldenlast van een land ten
opzichte van de omvang van de totale economie.
http://www.rtl.nl/(/financien/rtlz/print/)/components/financ...

In economics, the debt-to-GDP ratio is one of the indicators of the health of an economy. It is the amount of national debt of a country as a percentage of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). A low debt-to-GDP ratio indicates an economy that produces a large number of goods and services and probably profits that are high enough to pay back debts. Governments aim for low debt-to-GDP ratios and can stand up to the risks involved by increasing debt as their economies have a higher GDP and profit margin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-to-GDP_ratio

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Maastricht laid out criteria for European countries that wanted to enter the so-called eurozone. All states had to have their financial houses in order by ensuring inflation was no more than 1.5 percent a year; keeping budget deficits at no more than 3 percent of GDP; and maintaining a debt-to-GDP ratio of less than 60 percent.
http://www.cfr.org/eu/eurozone-crisis/p22055

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_convergence_criteria

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 20:42
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

56 mins confidence:

national debt ratio

Explanation:
in this context. (see my comments elsewhere)

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

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