• Chalice is obviously overleveraged, simply it has too much debt, impeding its ability to make principal and interest payments and to cover operating expenses.
  • Being overleveraged typically leads to a downward financial spiral resulting in the need to borrow more.
  • Chalice might need to restructure their debt or file for bankruptcy to resolve their overleveraged situation.
  • The debt-to-equity ratio (see yahoo finance:  68) or the debt-to-total assets ratio. Meaning for every $1 Chalice owns, it owes $68 in DEBT
  • Disadvantages of being overleveraged include constrained growth, loss of assets, limitations on further borrowing, and the inability to attract new investors.