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AHODF (Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.85 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $0 Mil. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $5,648 Mil. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $6,677 Mil. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.85.

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 Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

AHODF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 2.63   Max: 2.88
Current: 0.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV was 2.88. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 2.63.

AHODF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
79.46% of 258 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.415 vs AHODF: 0.78

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV'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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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 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 2.83 2.88 2.69 2.43 2.73

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.68 2.77 0.84 0.83 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV'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.


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV'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
=(3364.231 + 16009.815) / 7091.603
=2.73

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 5648.169) / 6677.024
=0.85

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV  (OTCPK:AHODF) 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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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Business Description

Address
Provincialeweg 11, Zaandam, NH, NLD, 1506 MA
Ahold Delhaize is the product of the July 2016 merger between Netherlands-based Ahold and Belgium's Delhaize, forming the fourth-largest grocer in the US and a top player in many parts of Europe. The US is the largest market, accounting for over 60% of group sales, with Ahold Delhaize the leading grocer on the Eastern Seaboard. The US store network stretches from Maine to Georgia and includes such banners as Stop & Shop, The Giant Company, Giant Food, Food Lion, and Hannaford. The Netherlands, Belgium, and Central and SouthEastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Greece, Romania, and Serbia, account for slightly less than 40% of sales. Ahold Delhaize holds the number-one and number-two positions in almost all of these countries.