A STUDY ON LEVERAGES OF HINDUSTAN UNILEVERLIMITED

The word leverage refers to an increased means of accomplishing some purpose. Leverage is used to lifting heavy objects, which may not be otherwise possible. In the financial Management, leverage refers to furnish the ability to use fixed cost assets or funds to increase the return to its shareholders. According to James Horne “The employment of an asset or fund for which the firm pays a fixed cost or fixed return”. Leverages results as results of organisation employing an asset which has fixed cost. In this study the leverages of Hindustan Unilever limited has studied to know the impact of leverages on the financial status of the company.