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Buckle (Buckle) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.77 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Buckle Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Buckle's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $85 Mil. Buckle's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $230 Mil. Buckle's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $410 Mil. Buckle's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.77.

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

BKE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 1.08   Max: 2.43
Current: 1.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Buckle was 2.43. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 1.08.

BKE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
78.1% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs BKE: 1.08

Buckle Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Buckle Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.43 1.62 0.81 0.88 1.08

Buckle Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 0.66 1.28 1.15 1.04 0.77

Competitive Comparison of Buckle's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Buckle'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.


Buckle's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Buckle Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Buckle's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(85.265 + 230.141) / 291.889
=1.08

Buckle's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(85.265 + 230.141) / 409.916
=0.77

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Buckle  (NYSE:BKE) 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.


Buckle Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Buckle (Buckle) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2407 West 24th Street, Kearney, NE, USA, 68845-4915
Buckle Inc is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. The company retails medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. It retails under the brand names 'Buckle' and 'The Buckle'. Buckle markets a wide selection of mostly brand-name casual apparel including denim, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear.
Executives
Kelli D Molczyk officer: SVP Women's Merchandising 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Brett P Milkie officer: SVP Leasing
Dennis H Nelson director, officer: President & CEO
Thomas B Heacock director, officer: SVP Finance, Treasurer, & CFO 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Bill L Fairfield director 111 SOUTH CALVERT STREET, SUITE 1900, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michelle Hoffman officer: VP SALES 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Kari G Smith officer: VP of Sales
Shruti S Joshi director 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Diane L Applegate officer: VP SUPPLY CHAIN & MERCH OP 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
John P Peetz director 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Robert M Carlberg officer: VP MEN'S MERCHANDISING 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Karen B Rhoads director, officer: VP of Finance, Treasurer & CFO
James E Shada director, officer: Executive VP Sales
Bruce Hoberman director
Angie J Klein director 2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845

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