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A ratio of debt to equity is calculated by dividing total debt by the amount of shareholders' equity, found near the bottom ...

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Now let's take a closer look to see how strong this balance sheet is by analyzing it with some common balance sheet ratios. There are about a half-dozen different ratios we can use to determine a ...