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Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) in financial models

What the debt service coverage ratio measures, how to build a clear DSCR module in a financial model and the part the ratio plays in debt sculpting.

Webinar · Recording · Presented by Leigh Tomlinson · 30 November 2021

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The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) is modelled and analysed in almost every project financed transaction, in every sector. This webinar covers what the DSCR measures, how to build a clear DSCR module in a financial model and the role the ratio plays in debt sculpting.

What you will learn

  1. What the DSCR is

    The definition of the DSCR, what it tells a lender and how to calculate it.

  2. Modelling the DSCR

    Best practice techniques for building the DSCR into a financial model.

  3. Sculpted debt service

    How the DSCR sets the debt service profile when the debt is sculpted.

  4. The DSCR as a covenant

    Why the DSCR matters as a covenant in the loan documents.

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