One in five hospitality companies struggles with problematic debt. A year ago this was 14 percent. Also in information and communication, the share of companies with problematic debt has risen relatively sharply. In other services, retail trade, and car trade and repair, it is lower than a year ago. In rental and trade of real estate, the fewest companies have problematic debt (0.6 percent).
There are more companies with a debt burden lower than last year (24 percent) than with a higher debt burden (15 percent). Only in rental and trade of real estate and transport and storage is it the other way around. In the former sector, 44 percent say debts have increased. Companies in retail and business services have the least often higher debts than last year. Most companies (62 percent) have about the same level of debt as last year.
Nearly half (49 percent) find the debt burden to be of a desired size and will not reduce it. 6 percent of companies will bring it to the desired size within a year. 19 percent need one to five years for this and over 4 percent need more than five years. 18 percent cannot say how much time is needed.
In hospitality companies, with 32 percent, the debt burden is least often of a desired size. Also in retail, transport and storage, and culture, sports and recreation, this applies to less than half of the companies. In business services, with over 56 percent, the debt burden is most often of the desired size. In rental and trade of real estate, companies most often say that reducing debt is desirable but not possible.
4 percent of companies expect to survive less than a year in the current economic situation. Nearly three quarters say they can maintain continuity for more than a year. For 22 percent, this is uncertain. Hospitality companies most often say (6 percent) they can last less than a year. They also most often do not know (35 percent) how long they can continue under current conditions.
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