Leveraged Company

Company with debt in addition to equity in its capital structure. In its popular connotation, the term is applied to companies that are highly leveraged. Although the judgment is relative, industrial companies with more than one third of their capitalization in the form of debt are considered highly leveraged. See also Leverage.

Company with debt in addition to equity in its Capital Structure. In its popular connotation, the term is applied to companies that are highly leveraged. Although the judgment is relative, industrial companies with more than one-third of their capitalization in the form of debt are considered highly leveraged.