Solvency Ratios Solvency ratios help managers evaluate a company’s ability to pay long term debt. Solvency ratios are important because they provide lenders and owners information about a business’s ability to withstand operating losses incurred by the business. These ratios are: Solvency Ratio Debt to Equity Ratio Debt to Assets Ratio Operating Cash Flows to Total Liabilities Ratio Times Interest Earned Ratio