Number of indebted companies
According to the BIG InfoMonitor report published on Wednesday, indebted companies There is currently 331.2 thousand (12.3 percent more year on year), which means that 5 percent Businesses from various market sectors are already entered in the BIG InfoMonitor debtors register or does not repay loans.
The information emphasized that The amount of arrears of companies delayed over 30 days And for at least PLN 500, at the end of December last year exceeded PLN 43.8 billion. “However, throughout the entire 2024, the total arrears of companies from various sectors and industries grew a little slower than a year earlier. From January to December last year, PLN 1.95 billion (4.7 percent) of overdue debts of companies arrived, while in all over 2023 this increase was PLN 2.4 billion (6 percent)” – added.
Trade in the most indebted industry
The most indebted sector, as reported, is tradewhich has nearly PLN 9 billion of arrears. He was in the next positions industry (PLN 6.9 billion) and Construction and TSL – in turn over PLN 5.6 billion and PLN 3.3 billion. The arrears above PLN 2 billion were also recorded in professional, scientific and technical activities as well as in the service of the real estate market and the HoReCa sector.
In turn, the decreases were recorded in construction, where the long sector decreased by yards by PLN 421 million and in industry, where the overdue debt of nearly PLN 391 million in the previous year was decreased. The situation also improved in the mining and mining sector – (by PLN 60.5 million less) and in agriculture (PLN 4.6 million).
In construction, 2,000 arrived in the entire previous year. 269 unreliable entities – currently there are nearly 53 thousand. “This sector is second, right behind the trade sector, where there are 74.7 thousand debtors.” – Added.
“Other key sectors record increases in overdue debt. Especially educational activities – by 32 % to nearly PLN 280 million. Demographic changes, a decrease in interest in studies. Increasing the cost of maintaining infrastructure are currently the main challenges for education” – it was indicated.
Companies with problems
The highest percentage of companies with problems In turn, the TSL industry records against all registered companies in a given sector – it is 9 percent. This means that almost every tenth transport company has “serious financial problems”. “In the transport industry, the decrease in freight prices is accompanied by an increase in operating costs, in particular the costs of fuel and drivers’ salaries. The number of free full -time jobs in transport is estimated at over 100,000” – served.
This percentage in the case of the mining and mining sector and among companies providing water supply, sewage and waste management services is 7.6 percent. “High 6 % share of debtors is also in the gastronomy and accommodation sector” – added. (PAP)
