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Mestek (Mestek) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.55 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Mestek Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Mestek's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $6.1 Mil. Mestek's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $18.4 Mil. Mestek's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $44.5 Mil. Mestek's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.55.

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 Mestek's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

MCCK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.37   Med: 0.36   Max: 2.21
Current: 2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Mestek was 2.21. The lowest was -2.37. And the median was 0.36.

MCCK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
51.46% of 1302 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs MCCK: 2.21

Mestek Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mestek'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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Mestek Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Mestek Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.30 0.26 0.37 0.36

Mestek Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Sep22 Sep23
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 0.37 0.46 0.46 - 0.55

Competitive Comparison of Mestek's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Mestek'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.


Mestek's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Mestek's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mestek Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Mestek's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 10.163) / 28.215
=0.36

Mestek's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.126 + 18.421) / 44.48
=0.55

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Mestek  (OTCPK:MCCK) 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.


Mestek Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Mestek (Mestek) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
260 North Elm Street, Westfield, MA, USA, 1085
Mestek Inc and its subsidiaries operate in two manufacturing business segments: heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment (HVAC) including architectural products, and metal forming equipment. The company manufactures its HVAC equipment and metal forming equipment at twelve factory locations and sells through an established distributor, dealer, and manufacturer's representative channels, in the United States and Canada. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from North America and also has a presence in Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the Rest of the World.
Executives
J Nicholas Filler officer: Senior Vice President 455 MATHEWS ROAD, CONWAY MA 01341

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