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Positive Financial Leverage Definition:

Positive financial leverage is a situation in which the fixed return to a company's creditors and preferred stockholders is less than the return on total assets. In this situation, the return on common stockholders' equity will be greater than the return on total assets.

Relevant Terms:

• Negative and Positive Operating Leverage
• Operating leverage
• Negative financial leverage

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