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Woolworths Group (Woolworths Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.66 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Woolworths Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Woolworths Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,489 Mil. Woolworths Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,265 Mil. Woolworths Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,242 Mil. Woolworths Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.66.

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

WOLWF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 1.36   Max: 5.11
Current: 5.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Woolworths Group was 5.11. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 1.36.

WOLWF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.31% of 254 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs WOLWF: 5.11

Woolworths Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Woolworths Group'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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Woolworths Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Woolworths Group 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 0.88 4.26 3.04 3.72 3.29

Woolworths Group 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 3.80 3.58 3.17 3.55 8.66

Competitive Comparison of Woolworths Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Woolworths Group'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.


Woolworths Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Woolworths Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Woolworths Group'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
=(1411.409 + 9148.993) / 3212.752
=3.29

Woolworths Group'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
=(1489.29 + 9265.06) / 1242.302
=8.66

* 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.


Woolworths Group  (OTCPK:WOLWF) 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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Woolworths Group (Woolworths Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Woolworths Way, P.O. Box 8000, Bella Vista, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2153
Woolworths is Australia's largest retailer. Operations include supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand, and the Big W discount department stores. The Australian food division constitutes the majority of group EBIT, followed by New Zealand supermarkets, while Big W is a minor contributor.

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