Net debt/EBITDA ratio

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Alternative names: Net debt/EBITDA net debt to EBITDA ratio

What is Net debt/EBITDA ratio

The net debt to EBITDA is leverage ratio that measures the company’s ability to pay down its debt. The ratio calculates how much from the earnings is available for paying out the company debt (less the cash and cash equivalents). In other words the Net debt/EBITDA ratio measures how many years will it take for a company to repay all of its debt from EBITDA earnings.

How to calculate Net debt/EBITDA (formula)

The formula for calculating Net debt/EBITDA ratio is:

Net debt/EBITDA ratio = Net Debt / EBITDA

Where:

Net Debt = (Total Debt - Cash & Cash Equivalents)

The Debt and cash & cash equivalents numbers can be found on the company balance sheet.

What is a good Net debt/EBITDA number

The net debt-to-EBITDA ratio used by analysts to assess the company’s ability to decrease its debt. The higher the ratio the less likely is for the company to be able to handle its debt burden. Generally a net debt to EBITDA above 5 is considered high and potentially problematical by analyst and creditors.

Stocks with high net debt to EBITDA ratio

Name Net debt/EBITDA Marketcap Industry
LFT Lument Finance Trust Inc 49.81 $116.16M REIT - Mortgage
ARL American Realty Investors Inc 47.66 $209.17M Real Estate - Development
CIM Chimera Investment Corp 46.75 $1.11B REIT - Mortgage
QXO QXO Inc. 46.55 $10.71B Software - Application
SONO Sonos Inc 46.28 $1.37B Consumer Electronics
NFE New Fortress Energy Inc 45.76 $828.08M Utilities - Regulated Gas
INTC Intel Corp 44.69 $89.03B Semiconductors

You can also check the net debt to EBITDA by industry analysis.

Why is Net debt/EBITDA ratio important

The Net debt/EBITDA ratio is a measurement of company’s ability to pay down debt. However, when analysing debt ration of a company we have to keep in mind the industry. When analysing company’s debt ratios is should always be compared with that of a benchmark or the industry average since debt ratio are highly dependent on the type of industry the company is operating.

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