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Data Update 6 for 2023: A Wake up call for the Indebted?

Musings on Markets

While there is nothing inherently that makes one measure superior to the other, it is important to remember that gross debt can never be less than zero, but net debt can, for firms that have cash balances that exceed their debt.

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Data Update 8 for 2025: Debt, Taxes and Default - An Unholy Trifecta!

Musings on Markets

Measuring the Debt Burden With that tradeoff in place, we are ready to examine how it played out in 2024, by looking at how much companies around the world borrowed to fund their operations. Breaking down the remaining sectors, real estate and utilities are the heaviest users of debt, and technology and health care the lightest.

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