Whenever a creditor lends money, he assesses the likelihood of its repayment: repayment of principal and interest. While debt ratio indicates total debt exposure relative to total assets, times interest earned (TIE) ratio assesses whether the company is earning enough to pay off the associated interest expense.Higher value of times interest earned (TIE) ratio is favorable as it shows that the company has sufficient earnings to pay off interest expense and hence its debt obligations. Lower values highlight that the company may not be in a position to meet its debt obligations.Times interest earned (TIE) ratio should be analyzed in the context of a company’s industry and together with other solvency ratios such as debt ratio, debt to equity ratio, etc.Trend analysis using the times interest earned (TIE) ratio provides insight into a company’s debt-paying ability over time.
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