Having said that, the most common situation is where a company manages its debt reasonably well - and to its own advantage. However, a more usual (but still expensive) situation is where a company must dilute shareholders at a cheap share price simply to get debt under control. Part and parcel of capitalism is the process of 'creative destruction' where failed businesses are mercilessly liquidated by their bankers. Why Does Debt Bring Risk?ĭebt is a tool to help businesses grow, but if a business is incapable of paying off its lenders, then it exists at their mercy. But the real question is whether this debt is making the company risky. As with many other companies Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility of prices, but whether you will suffer a permanent loss of capital.' So it might be obvious that you need to consider debt, when you think about how risky any given stock is, because too much debt can sink a company.

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