The overall composite Business Survey Index for the manufacturing sector in Q4 2019 remained under the baseline (100). However, all feeder indices excepting exports (90) have slightly increased compared to the previous quarter. Financial conditions (83) maintained levels recorded in Q3. BSI...

The overall composite Business Survey Index for the manufacturing sector in Q3 2021 still remained under the baseline (100). Moreover, most feeder indices have decreased compared to the previous quarter. Specifically, sales (93), domestic demand (91), and exports (93) in the manufacturing sector...

The overall composite Business Survey Index for the manufacturing sector in Q2 2021 remained under the baseline (100). However, most feeder indices have increased compared to the previous quarter. Specifically, business conditions (97), sales (100), domestic demand (99), exports (102), ordinary...

En 2009, l’activité des entreprises fléchit nettement, en particulier à l’exportation. Leur réactivité et leur prudence leur permettent de relativement bien préserver leur situation financière. Dans un climat très attentiste, l’investissement recule fortement. Les situations sont...

L’activité des entreprises françaises a peu progressé en 2013 mais leurs marges cessent de s’éroder, ce qui permet aux taux d’épargne et d’autofinancement de se redresser légèrement. La structure financière des entreprises demeure généralement solide. Le taux d’endettement...

It is crucial to consider how profits vary over the life cycle of the firm in order to understand why the aggregate profit share has been increasing while firm entry has been declining. All else equal, the more back-loaded profits are, the lower is the value of the firm due to discounting....

Entities that have been restructured via LBOs generally appear to perform better and are more dynamic than the average: at constant investment rates, their development potential and cash-flow generation look higher.