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Is Terex the Right Industrial Sector Stock to Own to Ride the Economic Recovery?

Andrew Stolz

The company started to reduce its long-term debt. In 3Q21, its net debt-to-equity ratio stood at 0.3x, compared to 0.6x The company is highly cyclical reflected in the above-average beta of 1.25x. Significant increases in inventories and receivables as sales volume likely to ramp up as shown by the strong backlog.

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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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