LONG TERM DEBT Definition

Bookmark and Share

LONG TERM DEBT is all senior debt, including bonds, debentures, bank debt, mortgages, deferred portions of long term debt, and capital lease obligations. If a firm shows little to no long term debt over the years and/or their earning power could allow them to pay off their long term debt within 3-4 years, it is a good indicator of a sustainable competitive advantage.

Learn new Accounting Terms

DESCRIPTIVE THEORY, in property rights, describes how property rights are created or initiated, how they are transferred from party to party, and finally how property rights are terminated.

SUCCESSOR AUDITOR is the auditor of a client for the current year when that client had another auditor in prior years. The auditor who no longer audits  that client is the predecessor auditor.

Suggest a Term

Enter Search Term

Enter a term, then click the entry you would like to view.