You asked
Do you produce a Corporate Leverage Index?
We said
Thank you for your enquiry. We do not publish a Corporate Leverage Index. However, our published data can be used to calculate a number of corporate leverage indicators. Below two measures are discussed:
The Equity Multiplier
A common way to assess the corporate sector's leveraging is to use the equity multiplier ratio, which can be calculated by:
Financial assets of the non-financial and financial sectors / total equity (at market value) of the non-financial and financial sectors
Financial assets are defined as currency and/or deposits, debt securities and loans. Total Equity is equal to the share liabilities of the combined sectors.
The Debt-to-Equity (D/E) Ratio
Another common way to work out the leverage ratio is by dividing debt by the total amount of equity liabilities for these sectors:
Financial liabilities of the non-financial and financial sectors / total equity (at market value) of the non-financial and financial sectors
Financial liabilities are the sum of the following: currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension and standardised guarantee schemes and other accounts payable. Total Equity is equal to the share liabilities of the combined sectors.
All information required can be found in the Non-financial and Financial sectors' balance sheets we publish in our UK Economic Accounts (UKEA), specifically tables 3.1.11 and 4.1.11:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/ukeconomicaccounts