Average Annual Current Maturities sounds like a way of measuring the occupancy of a nursing home. But it isn't. Instead, it's a debt term.
It describes the amount of principal on long-term debt a business expects to pay. The figure is calculated by looking at how much time remains on the original loan term. If the number is rising annually, the business is likely taking on more debt. The amount of debt can be compared to the amounts of assets or revenue the company has to determine if the company has too much debt.
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Finance allah shmoop What is maturity and oh yes the
irony asking someone It shmoop to read about maturity but
we'll do our best here So maturity what is it
Well it's just the date when a debt becomes do
You buy a thousand dollar bond with a maturity date
of may thirty one twenty twenty five Also what happens
on may thirty one twenty twenty five Well that's the
date you'll get your grand back and you'll have the
interest for that period as well So if you had
a six percent bond on that last payment may thirty
one twenty twenty five trivia question how much would you
get back Yes ah thousand dollar principle You'd get returned
but you'd also get what What yes the final payment
of thirty bucks right cause bonds pay interest twice a
year six percent sixty dollars a year You get that
thirty bucks back and that'd be the end of it
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