Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) Calculator

Updated on June 16, 2022, 2:34 p.m.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) is calculated to determine ability of business operations to repay loan instalments and interest. DSCR is used by banks to evaluate operating effectiveness of business to cover risk on financing. DSCR is calculated by dividing PBITD by interest and loan repayment.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) Calculator

Profit
Interest Cost
Depreciation Cost
Repayment (Interest+Principal)

Calculation of DSCR

Profit is calculated by adding interest and depreciation to net profit. Repayment is EMI for the year, Interest + Principal of loan amount repaid during the year.
Profit (PBID)
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DSCR
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DSCR or Debt Service Coverage Ratio helps to evaluate whether a business is able to meet its loan obligations from its operations.

DSCR is calculated to check whether business is able to generate enough cash to repay loan repayments. A healthy DSCR ratio is above 1, DSCR above 1 shows that business is able to meet its loan repayment obligations from operations. Enough cash is generated to repay principal and interest.

Formula to calculate DSCR = PBID/Loan Repayment

DSCR is calculated by dividing profit before interest and depreciation by loan obligations. Various possible DSCR ratio and their implication is as follow:

  • DSCR < 1, shows that business is not generating enough cash to repay its loan obligations.
  • DSCR > 1, shows that business is generating more than enough cash to repay loan EMI.
  • DSCR = 1, shows that business is generating cash equal to loan EMI.

DSCR is very important part of a project report for bank loan. Banks calculate DSCR before giving loans. You can generate project report using bnaking91 tool and it auto calculates all important ratios.

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