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Total Debt Service Coverage Ratio
The Debt Service Coverage Ratio is a core leverage ratio that lenders, investors and analysts use to determine how much of a company’s earnings (EBITDA) goes towards principal and interest payments on short and long-term outstanding debt. Caps on DSCR multiples are routinely inserted into loan documentation.