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Harvey Norman Holdings (Harvey Norman Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Harvey Norman Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Harvey Norman Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $147 Mil. Harvey Norman Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,314 Mil. Harvey Norman Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $525 Mil. Harvey Norman Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.78.

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 Harvey Norman Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HNORY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.98   Med: 1.4   Max: 2.62
Current: 2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Harvey Norman Holdings was 2.62. The lowest was 0.98. And the median was 1.40.

HNORY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
51.25% of 841 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs HNORY: 2.62

Harvey Norman Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harvey Norman Holdings'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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Harvey Norman Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Harvey Norman Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.22 1.63 1.23 1.37 2.02

Harvey Norman Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1.19 1.36 1.71 2.47 2.78

Competitive Comparison of Harvey Norman Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Harvey Norman Holdings'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.


Harvey Norman Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Harvey Norman Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Harvey Norman Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Harvey Norman Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Harvey Norman Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(146.365 + 1316.123) / 725.111
=2.02

Harvey Norman Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(146.903 + 1313.942) / 524.916
=2.78

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Harvey Norman Holdings  (OTCPK:HNORY) 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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Harvey Norman Holdings (Harvey Norman Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
A1 Richmond Road, Homebush West, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2140
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd is the franchisor of Harvey Norman, a leading Australia-based retailer that sells goods from the electrical, computer, furniture, entertainment, and bedding sectors. The majority of earnings are generated in Australia, with the international divisions gradually growing in significance.

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