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BW (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises) Debt-to-EBITDA : 33.91 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $8.3 Mil. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $525.3 Mil. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $15.7 Mil. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 33.91.

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 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.78   Med: -0.14   Max: 590.45
Current: 22.63

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was 590.45. The lowest was -5.78. And the median was -0.14.

BW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
96.4% of 2275 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs BW: 22.63

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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 -5.78 6.92 5.09 6.85 590.45

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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 17.97 -3.56 39.31 2.83 33.91

Competitive Comparison of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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.


Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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
=(11.473 + 424.867) / 0.739
=590.45

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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
=(8.259 + 525.26) / 15.732
=33.91

* 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.


Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises  (NYSE:BW) 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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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1200 East Market Street, Suite 650, Akron, OH, USA, 44305
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc is a power generation equipment supplier and servicing company that operates in three segments: B&W Renewable, B&W Environmental, and B&W Thermal. B&W Thermal, focuses on steam generation products and solutions for plants in the power generation, oil, and gas, and industrial sectors, generates the majority of the company's revenue. B&W Renewable focuses on sustainable power and heat generation while B&W Environmental focuses on emissions control. The company's customer base spans the industrial, electrical utility, and municipal industries located predominantly in the United States, Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and other regions. Business in the U.S. contributes the vast majority of its revenue.
Executives
John J Dziewisz officer: SVP & Corp. Secy. 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Philip D Moeller director 2306 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Louis Jr Salamone officer: Chief Financial Officer 7925 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Kenneth M Young officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Joseph A Tato director 580 INDIAN HARBOR ROAD, VERO BEACH FL 32963
Henry E Bartoli director, officer: Chief Strategy Officer 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Christopher S Riker officer: Senior Vice President 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
B. Riley Financial, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
Joseph T Buckler officer: Senior Vice President 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Jimmy B Morgan officer: SVP, Babcock & Wilcox 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Rebecca L Stahl director 2106 SOUTH BAY LANE, RESTON VA 20191
Brf Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Brc Partners Opportunity Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Vintage Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 4705 S APOPKA VINELAND ROAD SUITE 210, ORLANDO FL 32819