The performance of French firms in 2013: supported by large enterprises, profitability recovered

L. Carlino. and D. Lefilliatre.

Quarterly selection of articles - Bulletin de la Banque de France, 2014, issue 36, 63-93

Abstract: French firms’ activity growth was slow in 2013 but their margins stopped deteriorating, resulting in a slight recovery in their savings rate and internal financing ratio. The financial structure of companies remained generally sound. The debt ratio fell and the cost of debt declined.

Keywords: activity; profitability; debt; investment; groups; SMEs; ISEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E22 G30 G33 L23 L25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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