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Assets and Liabilities

Assets and Liabilities

Total Assets stood at €268bn by end-2024

CSO statistical release, , 11am

Assets

Total assets grew by 52.1% between the end of 2014 and the end of 2024. This reflects an average annual growth rate of 4.4% over the same period. The largest came in 2015 when assets increased by 14.5%. Total assets decreased in 2017 and 2020 with changes of -1.8% and -6.4% respectively.

Cash and Bank DepositsDebtorsLoansTangible Fixed AssetsOtherTotal Assets
20146.118.812.7117.920.6176.1
20158.320.410137.325.7201.7
20168.68.919.5156.725.2218.8
20178.69.215.2156.425.2214.8
20188.59.114.316725.4224.3
20197.814.111.8170.525.3229.5
20208.813.21215921.8214.7
20217.64.713.3166.431.2223.3
20228.65.712.8168.530.5226.1
20239.27.712.1178.636.4244.1
202411.39.914.1192.340.3267.9

Tangible fixed assets grew by 63.1% over the period, with the largest increase of 16.5% occurring between 2014 and 2015. Over the 10-year period, the largest recorded rise of any asset class was a 95.6% increase in other assets. In comparison, the only asset class which decreased over the period was debtors which fell from €18.8bn in 2014 to €9.9bn in 2024.

Table 3.1 Assets

Liabilities

In 2014 the industry was financed primarily through loans (60.5%) and equity (19.0%). The proportion of loan-financing fell to 55.4% by 2024 while equity financing grew slightly to 19.6%. Bonds, notes and other funding have increased from a combined 15.6% in 2014 to 22.0% in 2024. The proportion of funding from creditors fell from 4.9% in 2014 to 3.0% in 2024.

Bonds and NotesCreditorsEquity InvestmentsLoansOther
20147.24.91960.58.4
20156.57.820.956.18.7
20168.55.61860.17.8
20176.34.718.962.47.7
20186.34.420.360.38.7
20196.54.818.261.68.9
20206.2517.862.88.2
202114.43.917.355.88.6
202213.4316.358.78.6
202312.3319.45411.3
202410.4319.655.411.6
Table 3.2 Liabilities