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Coca-Cola Consolidated (Coca-Cola Consolidated) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.58 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Coca-Cola Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Coca-Cola Consolidated's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29 Mil. Coca-Cola Consolidated's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $706 Mil. Coca-Cola Consolidated's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,278 Mil. Coca-Cola Consolidated's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.58.

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 Coca-Cola Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

COKE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8   Med: 3.34   Max: 5.08
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Coca-Cola Consolidated was 5.08. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 3.34.

COKE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
53.16% of 79 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs COKE: 0.80

Coca-Cola Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coca-Cola Consolidated'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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Coca-Cola Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Coca-Cola Consolidated 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 4.50 2.53 2.00 0.98 0.82

Coca-Cola Consolidated Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.93 0.91 0.89 1.01 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Coca-Cola Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Coca-Cola Consolidated'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.


Coca-Cola Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coca-Cola Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Coca-Cola Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Coca-Cola Consolidated'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
=(28.681 + 706.462) / 898.621
=0.82

Coca-Cola Consolidated'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
=(28.681 + 706.462) / 1278.484
=0.58

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Coca-Cola Consolidated  (NAS:COKE) 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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Coca-Cola Consolidated (Coca-Cola Consolidated) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc sells nonalcoholic beverage products in the United States. The company purchases concentrate and syrups from other beverage manufacturers under a license, then produces, packages, markets, and distributes the beverages to retailers. The company's primary licensor is Coca-Cola Co., which generally allows it to exclusively market, produce, and distribute Coca-Cola products in specified parts of the U.S.: North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky. The company manages its business in two operating segments. Nonalcoholic Beverages segment which represents the majority of the company's revenues and All Other segments.
Executives
Coventry Elaine Moyese Bowers director 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Nathaniel Brent Tollison officer: See Remarks 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Christine Ann Motherwell officer: SVP, Human Resources 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Matthew Joseph Blickley officer: SVP, Financial Planning & CAO 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Donell W Etheridge officer: See Remarks 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Jeffrey L Turney officer: See Remarks 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Murrey John W Iii director 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Fredrick Scott Anthony officer: SVP, Treasurer 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Richard Tyrone Williams director HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC., 10 WOODFIN STREET, ASHEVILLE NC 28801
Jennifer K Mann director THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
James L Matte officer: SVP, Human Resources 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Fisher E Beauregarde Iii officer: EVP, General Counsel 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Wells Sue Anne H. director 1219 CARTER LAKE ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37405
Deal Clifford M Iii officer: SVP and CFO 4100 COCA COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Helvey James Relerford Iii director 100 PIKE WAY, MOUNT AIRY NC 27030