• Margins were favorably affected by various factors, but this was offset by the impact of sales deleverage and higher labor rates.
• He encouraged corporations to deleverage their balance sheets in order to lower capital costs.
• Strong free cash flows have allowed the company to undertake a process of deleveraging.
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Companies in the US may have deleveraged but, for the economy as a whole, attitudes towards debt haven't changed.
We intend to pursue a long-term financial restructuring that includes a substantial deleveraging of the company and enhances our prospects for future growth.
Companies will often take on excessive amounts of debt to initiate growth. However, using leverage substantially increases the riskiness of the firm. If leverage does not further growth as planned, the risk can become too much for the company to bear. In these situations, all the firm can do is delever by paying off debt.
Any sign of deleverage shown by a company is a red flag to investors who require growth in their companies.
This divestiture of non-core assets will enable us to pay down debt and deleverage the balance sheet. — Эта реализация неключевых активов позволит нам частично погасить долг и уменьшить долю долгового финансирования.