The phrase "a net debt of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in financial contexts to describe the total amount of debt a company or individual has after subtracting cash and cash equivalents.
Example: "The company's financial report indicated a net debt of $5 million, highlighting its leverage position in the market."
Alternatives: "total debt of" or "net liabilities of".
KPN has a net debt of about $18 billion and is one of Europe's most highly leveraged telephone companies.
It has around 50,000 UK employees, and a net debt of £1.6bn compared with its market value of £2.8bn.
In the early 1990s, Belgium — which is deeply divided along linguistic lines — had a net debt of 118percentt of G.D.P., while Italy — which is, well, Italy — had a net debt of 114percentt of G.D.P. Neither faced a financial crisis.
Real Madrid were quick to point out this week that they have no outstanding debt to the Inland Revenue but they did own up to a net debt of €170m.
Without a sharp rise in interest rates, Spain's debt is quite manageable, since they started with a net debt of just 45.8% of GDP in 2009, and interest payments of just 1.8% of GDP.
This year's budget papers showed that Australia has a net debt of $226.4bn, which is high compared with recent years but represents just 12.5% of GDP – below the 18.1% of GDP reached in 1995-96.
The group is targeting a net debt to EBITDA of 3.0x ratio over the next five years, suggesting capital discipline over the medium-term.
"With cash flow from operations, existing liquidity and a net debt to capitalization of just 16% 26% if you exclude working capital we thought the company could have weathered the current situation," said BMO Capital analyst Jim Byrne.
The 29% reduction in net debt, from £508.6m to £359m, leaves the company at a net debt to ebitda ratio of just over five.
Portugal started its collapse from a 79% debt-to-GDP ratio in 2010, yet Japan is still easily rolling over a net debt burden of 128% of GDP (latest IMF data).
He said it was possible that TomTom might breach a net debt figure of 3 or 3.5 times EBITDA in the course of this year, based on Tuesday's estimates.
