In 2019, a Statista study on the European service sector showed that in 2019 domestic companies in the transportation sector had a median long-term debt-to-equity ratio of 65.1, whereas the retail trade sector had a median long-term debt-to-equity ratio of 49.9.
Companies that have higher long-term debt-to-equity ratios tend to use external financing options which may put them at risk during financially challenging periods.
Long-term debt-to-equity ratio of listed domestic companies in service sectors in the European Union 2019, by sector
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Statista. (June 22, 2020). Long-term debt-to-equity ratio of listed domestic companies in service sectors in the European Union 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172842/long-term-debt-to-equity-ratio-in-the-eu-service-sector/
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Statista. "Long-term Debt-to-equity Ratio of Listed Domestic Companies in Service Sectors in The European Union 2019, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172842/long-term-debt-to-equity-ratio-in-the-eu-service-sector/
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Long-term debt-to-equity ratio of listed domestic companies in service sectors in the European Union 2019, by sector [Graph], Statista, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172842/long-term-debt-to-equity-ratio-in-the-eu-service-sector/
