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Degree of financial leverage by sector & industry in the U.S.

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Degree of financial leverage by sector and industry of firms in the U.S. is presented in this report

Description:

Formula for

Degree of financial leverage

For all other ratios

EBIT/EBT

Sectors

Communication Services— 26.45%

Industrials— 20.36%

Basic Materials— 16.94%

Consumer Cyclical— 21.92%

Financial Services— 15.81%

Consumer Defensive— 27.68%

Healthcare— 17.35%

Technology— 18.84%

Real Estate— 36.58%

Energy— 32.44%

Real Estate— 36.58%

Industries

Advertising Agencies— 34.00%

Aerospace & Defense— 35.36%

Agricultural Inputs— 23.75%

Airlines— 38.87%

Leisure— 29.06%

Lodging— 48.48%

Lumber & Wood Production— 2.86%

Luxury Goods— 36.08%

Airports & Air Services— 9.09%

Aluminum— 42.27%

Apparel Manufacturing— 18.19%

Apparel Retail— 11.93%

Asset Management— 31.87%

Auto & Truck Dealerships— 27.37%

Auto Parts— 16.32%

Auto Manufacturers— 51.18%

Banks—Diversified— -

Banks—Regional— 0.00%

Beverages—Brewers— 30.09%

Beverages—Non-Alcoholic— 12.71%

Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries— 89.59%

Biotechnology— 9.41%

Broadcasting— 35.92%

Building Materials— -

Building Products & Equipment— 16.22%

Business Equipment & Supplies— 6.74%

Capital Markets— 9.49%

Chemicals— 17.72%

Coking Coal— -

Communication Equipment— 32.83%

Computer Hardware— 7.38%

Confectioners— 11.13%

Marine Shipping— 43.48%

​Communication Services

Medical Devices— 25.61%

Medical Distribution— 3.88%

Medical Instruments & Supplies— 8.43%

Metal Fabrication— 8.62%

Mortgage Finance— 37.00%

Oil & Gas Drilling— -

Oil & Gas E&P— 39.20%

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services— 28.92%

Oil & Gas Integrated— 22.32%

Oil & Gas Midstream— 37.83%

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing— 16.32%

Packaged Foods— 31.53%

Packaging & Containers— 20.06%

Paper & Paper Products— 2.75%

Personal Services— 35.05%

Pharmaceutical Retailers— -

Pollution & Treatment Controls— -

Publishing— 10.25%

Railroads— 12.02%

Real Estate Services— 3.89%

Real Estate—Diversified— -

Conglomerates— 8.44%

Consulting Services— 17.60%

Consumer Electronics— 10.17%

Copper—Mining & Related— 6.82%

Credit Services— 15.30%

Department Stores— 30.32%

Diagnostics & Research— 16.92%

Discount Stores— 9.45%

Drug Manufacturers—General— 27.08%

Drug Manufacturers—Specialty & Generic— 12.58%

Recreational Vehicles— 8.10%

REIT—Diversified— 21.23%

REIT—Healthcare Facilities— 37.88%

REIT—Hotel & Motel— 9.92%

REIT—Industrial— 47.48%

REIT—Mortgage— -

REIT—Office— 56.91%

REIT—Residential— 31.54%

REIT—Retail— 44.81%

REIT—Specialty— 34.81%

Rental & Leasing Services— 33.23%

Education & Training Services— 53.83%

Electrical Equipment & Parts— 16.32%

Electronic Components— 16.37%

Electronic Gaming & Multimedia— 12.52%

Residential Construction— 1.82%

Resorts & Casinos— 41.82%

Restaurants— 17.11%

Retail Apparel & Specialty— -

Electronics & Computer Distribution— 12.87%

Scientific & Technical Instruments— 18.88%

Engineering & Construction— 13.20%

Entertainment— 22.39%

Security & Protection Services— 46.00%

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials— 11.14%

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery— 22.76%

Farm Products— 40.37%

Financial Conglomerates— 10.16%

Semiconductors— 12.14%

Shell Companies— 0.35%

Software—Application— 15.64%

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges— 2.81%

Food Distribution— 37.00%

Footwear & Accessories— 6.07%

Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances— 15.06%

Software—Infrastructure— 23.92%

Solar— 43.97%

Specialty Business Services— 31.59%

Specialty Chemicals— 19.25%

Specialty Industrial Machinery— 14.24%

Gambling— 23.99%

Gold—Mining & Related— 28.48%

Grocery Stores— 23.66%

Health Information Services— 27.34%

Healthcare Plans— 24.99%

Home Improvement Retail— 7.59%

Homebuilding & Construction— 27.67%

Household & Personal Products— 20.90%

Industrial Distribution— 20.79%

Information Technology Services— 26.09%

Insurance Brokers— 19.08%

Insurance—Diversified— 0.00%

Life Insurance— -

Property & Casualty Insurance— 16.56%

Insurance—Reinsurance— -

Insurance—Specialty— -

Integrated Freight & Logistics— 9.23%

Internet Content & Information— 19.03%

Specialty Retail— 19.26%

Staffing & Employment Services— 3.60%

Steel— 2.61%

Telecom Services— 45.40%

Thermal Coal— 24.10%

Tobacco— 36.02%

Tools & Accessories— 21.19%

Travel Services— 41.97%

Trucking— 9.97%

Uranium— -

Utilities—Diversified— 33.49%

Utilities—Independent Power Producers— 11.39%

Utilities—Regulated Electric— 30.86%

Utilities—Regulated Gas— 19.85%

Utilities—Regulated Water— 21.43%

Utilities—Renewable— -

Waste Management— 26.76%

Internet Retail— 18.14%

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