America’s companies are cash-rich, right? Then why have they started borrowing again?
Companies on a Borrowing Binge
Looking Back, Looking Forward – 2022Q3
Those latest earnings forecast, are implying an economic soft-landing, not an outright severe recession. Historically, the SP500 EPS change during a recession was a decline in the high teens. That said, with the SP500 losing nearly a quarter of its value YTD, investors clearly have embraced less robust prospective earnings than what the consensus estimate is suggesting. […more]