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According to the Warren Buffett strategy , “Companies can increase their return on equity by increasing their long-term debt-to-equity ratio. Buffett is aware of this, but the idea of adding a couple of points to Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity simply by taking on more debt does not impress him.”
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Return on equity=profit margin*asset turnover ratio*equity multiplier
Equity multiplier=total assets/total equity
If debt increases in capital structure, the equity falls and equity multiplier ratio increases results in increase in the Return on equity.