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The Information in Interest Coverage Ratios of the US Nonfinancial Corporate Sector

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Using firm-level data, we find significant variability in interest coverage ratios--across firms and economic sectors and across time--that suggests that critical ICR levels depend on firm- or sector-specific economic conditions.

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  • Francisco J. Palomino & Stephen Paolillo & Ander Pérez-Orive & Gerardo Sanz-Maldonado, 2019. "The Information in Interest Coverage Ratios of the US Nonfinancial Corporate Sector," FEDS Notes 2019-01-10, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedgfn:2019-01-10
    DOI: 10.17016/2380-7172.2290
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    1. Jesse Perla & Carolin Pflueger & Michal Szkup, 2020. "Doubling Down on Debt: Limited Liability as a Financial Friction," NBER Working Papers 27747, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Giraldo, Iader & Turner, Philip, 2022. "The Dollar Debt of Companies in Latin America: the warning signs," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 534, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    3. Ernest Liu & Atif Mian & Amir Sufi, 2022. "Low Interest Rates, Market Power, and Productivity Growth," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 90(1), pages 193-221, January.
    4. Bruno Albuquerque, 2024. "Corporate debt booms, financial constraints, and the investment nexus," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(5), pages 766-789, August.

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