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Axfood AB (Axfood AB) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.58 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Axfood AB Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Axfood AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $240 Mil. Axfood AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $750 Mil. Axfood AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $627 Mil. Axfood AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.58.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

AXFOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.63   Max: 1.62
Current: 1.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Axfood AB was 1.62. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.63.

AXFOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.93% of 254 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs AXFOF: 1.56

Axfood AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Axfood AB Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Axfood AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 1.20 1.57 1.62 1.53

Axfood AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 1.55 1.45 1.60 1.58

Competitive Comparison of Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Axfood AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Axfood AB's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(221.007 + 730.873) / 622.855
=1.53

Axfood AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(240.22 + 749.762) / 627.396
=1.58

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Axfood AB  (OTCPK:AXFOF) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Axfood AB (Axfood AB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Solnavagen 4, Stockholm, SWE, 113 65
Axfood AB operates food retail and wholesale businesses in Sweden. Its operating segments include Willys, Hemkop, Dagab, and Snabbgross. The Willys segment operates two discount grocery chains: Willys and Eurocash. Willys is Sweden's primary discount market chain, while Eurocash serves mainly the Norwegian-Swedish border. Hemkop offers a wide range of fresh products for meal solutions. Dagab is engaged in the wholesale purchasing and logistics business. Narlivs operates within this segment as a wholesaler serving independent grocers and convenience retailers. This segment contributes to the majority of the company's revenue. Snabbgross is a restaurant wholesaler, catering primarily to cafes, fast-food establishments, and high-end restaurants.

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