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OGE Energy (OGE Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.07 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is OGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

OGE Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $499 Mil. OGE Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,341 Mil. OGE Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $955 Mil. OGE Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.07.

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

OGE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.85   Med: 3.25   Max: 14.32
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of OGE Energy was 14.32. The lowest was 2.85. And the median was 3.25.

OGE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.88% of 461 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.54 vs OGE: 4.00

OGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for OGE Energy'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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OGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

OGE Energy 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 3.41 14.32 3.42 3.20 4.01

OGE Energy 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 5.19 5.83 4.15 2.53 5.07

Competitive Comparison of OGE Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, OGE Energy'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.


OGE Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, OGE Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



OGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

OGE Energy'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
=(499.2 + 4340.5) / 1208.1
=4.01

OGE Energy'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
=(499.2 + 4340.5) / 955.2
=5.07

* 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.


OGE Energy  (NYSE:OGE) 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.


OGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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OGE Energy (OGE Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
321 North Harvey, P.O. Box 321, Oklahoma, OK, USA, 73101-0321
OGE Energy is a holding company for Oklahoma Gas & Electric, a regulated utility with electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to 900,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. In December 2021, OGE divested its 25.5% stake in Enable Midstream Partners, an oil and gas services company it created in 2013 through a unit exchange merger with Energy Transfer. OGE sold its 95.4 million limited partner units of Energy Transfer throughout 2022. OGE sold is retail gas business in 1928 and no longer has any gas operations.
Executives
David L Hauser director 704-731-1522, CHARLOTTE NC 28209-4674
Cathy R. Gates director C/O TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC., 1000 TEMPUR WAY, LEXINGTON KY 40511
David E Rainbolt director C/O BANCFIRST CORP, 100 N BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Whitfield Johnny W Jr officer: VP Bus Intel, Supp Chain-OG&E PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
Keith E Erickson officer: VP Sales & Cust Oper (OG&E) PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
Cristina F Mcquistion officer: VP Process & Perf Improvement P.O. BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
Patricia D Horn officer: VP-Gov, Env; Corp Sec PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
David A Parker officer: VP- Tech, Data, Security-OG&E PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
Kissam Luther C Iv director 3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Christine Ostendorf Woodworth officer: VP- Corp Com Brand & Marketing C/O OGE ENERGY CORP., PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
J. Michael Sanner director 3701 STONEHURST, JONES OK 73049
Scott A Briggs officer: VP- Human Resources-OG&E PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73103
Robert J Burch officer: VP- Utility Technical Services PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
Matthew J Schuermann officer: VP- Power Supply Ops-OG&E PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
William Bryan Buckler officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O OGE ENERGY CORP., PO BOX 321, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73103