Debt Ratio Regression: January 2021
Variables used in the regression
- Debt
Ratio = Debt/ (Market Value of Equity + Debt): If you can get market value
of debt, use it. Else, use book value of debt.
- Payout Ratio= Dividends/ Net Income, if Net Income is positve, not available if net income is negative.
- Expected growth rate in EPS- next 5 years= You can use expected or even historical earnings growth, if you don't have an EPS growth forecast
- Effective Tax Rate = Effective tax rate in most recent year
US Regression

US Regression

Global Regression

Global Regression

- How do I use this regression?
Assume that
you want to estimate the market debt ratio for a firm with the following
characteristics, using the Global regression
EBITDA/EV = 15%
Effective Tax Rate= 20%
Expected growth rate in EPS = 15%
Expected
Debt Ratio = 25.54 - 0.454 (15) + 0.039 (.0) + 0.083 (.5)= 20.76 or 20.76%
If your
predicted value is less than zero, your predicted debt ratio is zero.