Wednesday 6 May 2015

Equity Gearing Formula

Equity Gearing Formula

Equity Gearing is calculated by dividing debt with Equity.

Capital Gearing =               Debt Financing
                                           Equity Financing

Equity Gearing Formula Example

XYZ Company has issued debenture of $ 100 million; XYZ Company has issued 20 million shares @ 10. Calculate the Equity Gearing

Solution


Equity Gearing =               Debt Financing     x 100
                                          Equity Financing


= (100/200) x 100
= 50%