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Debt-to-equity ratio

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The debt-to-equity ratio is a financial metric that compares a company's total liabilities to its shareholder equity, indicating the balance between debt financing and equity financing used by a company. It provides insight into how much of the company is financed by debt compared to what is financed by investors' equity.

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