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title: 🚨42% OF US SMALL-CAP COMPANIES ARE UNPROFITABLE🚨
description: "This is in line with the 2009 Great Financial Crisis levels. Notably, the share was higher only in 2020 and 2021.\nRussell 2000 firms also have $832 billion of debt.\nMore rate cuts may help these zombie companies to stay alive.\n\nSource: Apollo, Global Markets Investor"
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# [🚨42% OF US SMALL-CAP COMPANIES ARE UNPROFITABLE🚨](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/🚨42-of-us-small-cap-companies-are-unprofitable🚨)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Oct 2, 2024, 3:54:49 PM

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