The most leveraged business area at the end of 2023 was “Transportation and warehousing”, as follows from analytical data from Tochka Bank. 63% of companies in this area have debt obligations with banks.
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According to analysts, this may be due to several factors:
- Companies in this field invest a lot of money in updating and improving their transportation and warehouse systems;
- The need for transportation and storage of goods is growing because online commerce needs to operate without downtime;
- Services are often seasonal, leading to the need to borrow funds to maintain operations.
In second place among the most indebted sectors is “Real Estate Operations”: 61% of companies in this sector have loans.
Also among the top three was the industry “Electricity, gas and steam supplier; air conditioning”: 58% of companies have loans.
With a debt burden indicator of 56%, the spheres of “Activities in the field of culture, sports, organization of leisure and entertainment” and “Mining”.
At the same time, wholesale and retail trade topped the ranking of self-sufficient industries: 74% of companies source resources and products without loans.
In second place is “Manufacturing” (65%), third place is for “Construction” and “Professional, scientific and technical activities” (62%). The main leaders are “Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming” (60%).
In 2023, the global debt ratio, according to GIRBO, decreased by 1 percentage point compared to 2022.
Author:
Anastasia Marina
Source: RB
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