NetDebtToAssets

Net Debt / Assets — Penman Richardson and Tuna 2007

Leverage

Quick facts

Factor ID NetDebtToAssets
Display name Net Debt / Assets
Family Predictor
Category Leverage
Direction higher_expected_return
Status supported
Paper Penman Richardson and Tuna 2007
Source tables
Required fields
PIT required yes
Coverage 2010-04-27 – 2026-05-15 · 664,992 rows · 97.1% of panel

Formula

netdebt / total_assets

China adaptation

No adaptation note.

Direction-adjusted cumulative return

0.35 0.55 0.75 0.95 1.15 2010-04 2014-04 2018-04 2022-04 2026-04

Return metrics

Metric Value
Months in sample 193
Monthly mean -0.3672%
Monthly std 3.8284%
Annualized Sharpe -0.33
t-stat (simple) -1.33
Hit rate (months > 0) 45.1%
Last 12M compounded 2.40%
Cumulative wealth (start = 1) 0.426

Recent 12 months

Month L/S return Cumulative Names
2025-05 -1.80% 0.408 5027
2025-06 -0.59% 0.406 5037
2025-07 -0.64% 0.403 5038
2025-08 +1.77% 0.411 5050
2025-09 +1.88% 0.418 5057
2025-10 +0.27% 0.419 5063
2025-11 -1.34% 0.414 5067
2025-12 -0.63% 0.411 5080
2026-01 +2.37% 0.421 5079
2026-02 +1.98% 0.429 5084
2026-03 -0.24% 0.428 5085
2026-04 -0.53% 0.426 5083

Known data issues

None recorded.

Notes

None recorded.

See also: Leverage family, Factor library, Factor returns.