Hence, the higher the debt ratio, the greater the risk, and thus higher the interest rate will be. At the same time, rising interest rates overwhelm the tax advantages of debt. If the firm falls on hard times and if it’s operating income is insufficient to cover interest charges, then stockholders will have to make up the short fall, and if they can’t, the firm may be forced into bankruptcy. Good times may be just around the corner. But too much debt can keep the company wipe out shareholders in the process (Azhagaiah and Gavoury, 2011).
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