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

Musings on Markets

Cash generating capacity : Debt payments are serviced with operating cash flows, and the more operating cash flows that firms generate, as a percent of their market value, the more that they can afford to borrow. The answer lies in looking at a company's earnings and cash flow capacity, relative to its debt obligations.

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