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Financial Leverage Ratio: The leverage ratio, which is total assets divided by shareholders' equity, is an all-purpose debt gauge. A company with no debt would have a ratio of one, and the higher the ratio, the more debt. The average leverage ratio of S&P 500 stocks is around 2.5. Most banks have ratios in the 10 to 15 range.

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