Debt vs. Equity Financing
Debt-versus-equity financing compares borrowing with ownership capital and the tradeoffs in control, repayment, risk, and cost of capital.
Debt Market Structure and Financing Sources terms for debt instruments, covenants, ratios, credit derivatives, restructuring, collections, servicing, and recovery.
Debt Market Structure and Financing Sources terms explain debt instruments, borrower-creditor obligations, market issuance, covenants, ratios, credit protection, servicing, distress, restructuring, and recovery.
Use this branch when a debt instrument, covenant, ratio, issuance structure, legal process, credit derivative, servicing duty, or restructuring changes credit analysis.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Debt vs. Equity Financing | Debt instrument, credit-market, covenant, debt ratio, collection, servicing, credit-protection, distress, restructuring, or recovery term. |
| External Funds | Debt instrument, credit-market, covenant, debt ratio, collection, servicing, credit-protection, distress, restructuring, or recovery term. |
| Non-Marketable Debt | Debt instrument, credit-market, covenant, debt ratio, collection, servicing, credit-protection, distress, restructuring, or recovery term. |
| Short-term Debt Instruments | Debt instrument, credit-market, covenant, debt ratio, collection, servicing, credit-protection, distress, restructuring, or recovery term. |
| Straight Debt | Debt instrument, credit-market, covenant, debt ratio, collection, servicing, credit-protection, distress, restructuring, or recovery term. |
Check the debt document, obligor, principal amount, maturity, coupon or rate, covenant language, seniority, collateral, market price, servicing status, legal process, and restructuring terms.
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Debt-versus-equity financing compares borrowing with ownership capital and the tradeoffs in control, repayment, risk, and cost of capital.
External funds are capital raised from outside a company, including bank borrowing, bonds, equity issuance, and other third-party financing.
Non-marketable debt cannot be freely traded in secondary markets, making liquidity, valuation, and transferability more limited.
Short-term debt instruments mature within one year and are used for liquidity management, working capital, and money-market financing.
Straight Debt refers to a debt instrument with a fixed repayment schedule, fixed interest rate, and no convertibility features.