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BRID (Bridgford Foods) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.80 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Bridgford Foods Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bridgford Foods's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $2.2 Mil. Bridgford Foods's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $3.5 Mil. Bridgford Foods's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $-2.0 Mil. Bridgford Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was -2.80.

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

BRID' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: 0.64   Max: 63.32
Current: -3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bridgford Foods was 63.32. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was 0.64.

BRID's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1504 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.02 vs BRID: -3.09

Bridgford Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bridgford Foods'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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Bridgford Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bridgford Foods Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.83 63.32 0.14 0.64 2.79

Bridgford Foods Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 -0.94 -1.60 1.12 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Bridgford Foods'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.


Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Bridgford Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.244 + 4.099) / 2.277
=2.79

Bridgford Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.208 + 3.468) / -2.024
=-2.80

* 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. 2025) EBITDA data.


Bridgford Foods  (NAS:BRID) 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.


Bridgford Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Bridgford Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1707 South Good-Latimer Expressway, Dallas, TX, USA, 75226
Bridgford Foods Corp manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. The business segments are; the processing and distribution of frozen products, and the processing and distribution of snack food products. Its product offerings include meat snacks, breads and rolls, biscuits, and ready-to-eat sandwiches among others. The company offers frozen food products to the foodservice and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, and mass merchandise and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. A majority of the company's revenue is derived from the snack food products segment.
Executives
Richard Eugene Bridgford other: VP, Ind. Relations & Safety 170 N GREEN ST, CHICAGO IL 60607
Baron Bridgford other: President, BFI. P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Allan Jr. Bridgford director 515 MARGUERITE AVENUE, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625
Brian E. Bridgford other: V.P. Production 170 N. GREEN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Juan Luis Silva other: V.P. Plant Superintendent 3414 STONE CREEK DR, JOLIET IL 60435
Dennis Gregory Scott director 9595 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 710, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Christopher William Cole other: Senior Vice President 1415 W. 44TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60609
Bridgford Baron R.h. Ii officer: President 1415 W. 44TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60609
Cindy Matthews-morales officer: CFO, Secretary 1308 N. PATT STREET, ANAHEIM CA 92801
Michael W. Bridgford officer: Chairman of the Board 1308 N. PATT STREET, ANAHEIM CA 92801
Mary S Schott director 2990 AIRWAY AVENUE, BUILDING A, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Debra Aileen Dealcuaz other: Treasurer, Bridgford Indust. 6432 CONNIE LANE, ROCKWALL TX 75032
Bruce Bridgford director P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
William L Bridgford director, officer: Chairman P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Raymond F. Lancy director, officer: CFO, TREAS, ASST SEC 1308 N. PATT ST.,, ANAHEIM CA 92801

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