Definition for : Gross debt

The company's gross debt comprises Debt financing, irrespective of its Maturity, i.e. medium- and long-term (various borrowings due in more than one year that have not yet been repaid) and short-term bank or financial borrowings (portion of long-term borrowings due in less than one year, discounted notes (same technique as Discounting of bills of exchange), bank overdrafts, etc.).

(See Chapter 4 Capital employed and invested capital of the Vernimmen)

To know more about it, look at what we have already written on this subject