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Advanced Drainage Systems (Advanced Drainage Systems) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.69 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Advanced Drainage Systems Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Advanced Drainage Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25 Mil. Advanced Drainage Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,300 Mil. Advanced Drainage Systems's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $784 Mil. Advanced Drainage Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.69.

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 Advanced Drainage Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WMS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.49   Med: 2.52   Max: 41.73
Current: 1.49

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Advanced Drainage Systems was 41.73. The lowest was 1.49. And the median was 2.52.

WMS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.97% of 1307 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.31 vs WMS: 1.49

Advanced Drainage Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Drainage Systems'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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Advanced Drainage Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Advanced Drainage Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.58 41.73 1.72 1.72 1.54

Advanced Drainage Systems 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 1.99 2.02 1.15 1.36 1.69

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Drainage Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Advanced Drainage Systems'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.


Advanced Drainage Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Advanced Drainage Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Advanced Drainage Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(37.604 + 1301.663) / 872.431
=1.54

Advanced Drainage Systems'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
=(25.119 + 1299.689) / 784.364
=1.69

* 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.


Advanced Drainage Systems  (NYSE:WMS) 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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Advanced Drainage Systems (Advanced Drainage Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, OH, USA, 43026
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related water management products in North and South America, and Europe. The company's operating segment includes Pipe; Infiltrator; International and Allied Products and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Pipe segment. The company serves Agriculture; Aviation and Military; Mining; Residential; Transportation; Healthcare and Education and others.
Executives
Brian W. King officer: Executive Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Michael G. Huebert officer: Senior Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Tim A Makowski officer: SEE REMARKS (A) C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Robert M Klein officer: EVP, Sales C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLARD OH 43026
Anil Seetharam director 200 CLARENDON STREET, FLOOR 35, BOSTON MA 02116
Ross M Jones director ONE BOSTON PLACE, 33RD FL, BOSTON MA 02108
Alexander R Fischer director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLARD OH 43026
Darin S. Harvey officer: EVP, Supply Chain & Logistics C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Craig J. Taylor officer: Executive Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J director
Kevin C Talley officer: EVP and CAO C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC, 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Kelly S. Gast director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BLVD., HILLIARD OH 43026
Berkshire Partners Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 35TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Berkshire Fund Ix, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O NINTH BERKSHIRE ASSOCIATES LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael B. Coleman director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BLVD., HILLIARD OH 43026

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