Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• FIXED-CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO
  
  A measure of a firm's ability to meet its fixed-charge obligations: the ratio of (Earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization minus unfunded capital expenditures and distributions) divided by total debt service (annual principal and interest payments). Notice that lease payments are sometimes included in the calculations.
  
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