Other companies that have low interest-coverage ratios or short-lived reserves include Rutherford-Moran Oil Corp.

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The increase in cash flow bolstered coverage ratios across the leveraged loan universe.

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You can read how financial coverage ratios work by clicking here.

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Back in the late '80s, Drexel Burnham was busy coming to market with a succession of shaky leverage buyout deals with fixed-charge coverage ratios of just one times.

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The levels of fixed-rate debt and floating-rate debt should come down, and the coverage ratios should improve in the next year or two, says General Growth Chief Financial Officer Bernard Freibaum Bernard Freibaum in a conference call with investors today.

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The levels of fixed-rate debt and floating-rate debt should come down, and the coverage ratios should improve in the next year or two, says General Growth Chief Financial Officer Bernard Freibaum in a conference call with investors today.

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But he also uses sentiment indicators (like put-call ratios, short interest and media coverage) in his analysis and applies contrarian logic.

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In regards to leverage, Basel III introduced a minimum 3% leverage ratio and two required liquidity ratios: (1) the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, which requires a bank to hold high-quality liquid assets to cover its total net cash outflows over 30 days, and (2) the Net Stable Funding Ratio, which requires the available amount of stable funding to exceed the required amount of stable funding over a one-year period of extended stress.

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In the industry, so called medical loss ratios or MLRs will be required to stay above 85% for large group coverage and above 80 cents on the dollar of premium paid for small group and individual coverage.

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