The amount of debt that they can incur is usually governed by various ratios such as Fixed Charge Coverage ratios, Debt-to-EBITDA ratios, Debt-to-Capital ratios, and etc.

其所能发生债务的金额通常受不同比率的控制，如固定费用比率、债务与未计利息比率、债务与资本比率等等。

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The ratio of net debt to EBITDA for Wynn is estimated to be 4.6 times, much lower than Sands at 10.8 times, by the end of 2009, according to a report by JP Morgan.

摩根大通的报告显示，截至2009年底永利的净债务与未计利息、税项、折旧及摊销前盈利(EBITDA)比率预计为4.6，远低于金沙的10.8。

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Even with the buybacks, he thinks the company can reduce its net debt-to-EBITDA ratio from 4.2x in 2010 to 3x in 2011, 2.2x in 2012 and 1.7x in 2013.

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Selling for a ratio of six times enterprise value (market cap plus long-term debt) to EBITDA cash flow (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), Cemex looks cheap.

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