Borrowing Capacity per $100 Sales
If you grow sales by $100 and keep the profit, how much more can you borrow? Retained profit builds equity, which lets you borrow more.
- How it's worked out
- Retained Profit per $100 × Debt to Equity Ratio
- Which way is better
- Read it in contextNeither higher nor lower is better on its own. Read it alongside the measures around it.
Written by Mandy Walker, founder of Focus on Cash. Updated October 2026. This explanation comes from the glossary inside Focus on Cash, so it matches the words you see in the app.
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