Global Business Travel Group (Global Business Travel Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.08 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Global Business Travel Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Global Business Travel Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $26 Mil. Global Business Travel Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,411 Mil. Global Business Travel Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $352 Mil. Global Business Travel Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.08.

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 Global Business Travel Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

GBTG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -185.71 Med: -1.84 Max: 7.55
Current: 6.17

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Global Business Travel Group was 7.55. The lowest was -185.71. And the median was -1.84.

GBTG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
87.71% of 1627 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs GBTG: 6.17

Global Business Travel Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Business Travel Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Global Business Travel Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Global Business Travel Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

-1.20

-2.48

-185.71

7.55

Global Business Travel Group Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Dec20	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									7.97	13.28	4.71	8.54	4.08

Competitive Comparison of Global Business Travel Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, Global Business Travel Group'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.

Global Business Travel Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Global Business Travel Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Global Business Travel Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

Global Business Travel Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Global Business Travel Group'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
	=	(24	+	1410)	/	190
	=	7.55

Global Business Travel Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(26	+	1411)	/	352
	=	4.08

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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.

Global Business Travel Group (NYSE:GBTG) 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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Global Business Travel Group (Global Business Travel Group) Business Description

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Address

666 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017

Website

https://investors.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com

Global Business Travel Group Inc operates as a business-to-business travel platform. It is engaged in providing software and services to manage travel, expenses, and meetings and events for companies of all sizes. The company is engaged in building the marketplace in B2B travel to deliver unrivaled choice, value, and experiences. It also provides business travel solutions, simplified travel management, and business consulting services. Further, It provides a service solution, automated booking, diverse options, system integration, and specialized traveler care. The company also offers Expert Auditor Expert Care and Business Travel App.

Executives

Karen A Williams	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paul G Abbott	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Eric J. Bock	officer: See remarks	300 GALLERIA PARKWAY, NW, ATLANTA GA 30339
Martine Gerow	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
James Peter Bush	director	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Vliet Christopher Van	officer: Vice President, Controller	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Asof Investment Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael Qualantone	officer: Chief Revenue Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Expedia Group, Inc.	director, 10 percent owner	1111 EXPEDIA GROUP WAY W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Evan Konwiser	officer: See remarks	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Boriana Tchobanova	officer: Chief Transformation Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mark Hollyhead	officer: President, Egencia	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Patricia Anne Huska	officer: Chief People Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Andrew George Crawley	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC., 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017