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Guess? (FRA:GU9) Debt-to-EBITDA : 22.19 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Guess? Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Guess?'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was €205 Mil. Guess?'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was €1,147 Mil. Guess?'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was €61 Mil. Guess?'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 22.19.

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 Guess?'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:GU9' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1764.93   Med: 0.32   Max: 5.87
Current: 5.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Guess? was 5.87. The lowest was -1764.93. And the median was 0.32.

FRA:GU9's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
84.31% of 854 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.745 vs FRA:GU9: 5.87

Guess? Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guess?'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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Guess? Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Guess? Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.64 -1,765.20 3.46 4.16 3.64

Guess? Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 5.06 1.69 10.17 12.52 22.19

Competitive Comparison of Guess?'s Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Guess?'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.


Guess?'s Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Guess?'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guess? Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Guess?'s Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(234.347 + 832.919) / 293.117
=3.64

Guess?'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(205.33 + 1146.906) / 60.94
=22.19

* 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 (Oct. 2024) EBITDA data.


Guess?  (FRA:GU9) 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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Guess? Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Strada Regina 44, Bioggio, CHE, CH-6934
Guess? Inc designs, markets distributes, and licenses contemporary apparel and accessories that reflect European fashion sensibilities and American Lifestyle under brands including Guess, Marciano, and G by Guess. The company has five reportable segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and licensing. Geographically, the company derives maximum revenue from the United States.

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