GROUF (Grafton Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.00 (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is Grafton Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Grafton Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $85 Mil. Grafton Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $679 Mil. Grafton Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $382 Mil. Grafton Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.00.

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

GROUF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2 Med: 1.96 Max: 4.15
Current: 1.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Grafton Group was 4.15. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 1.96.

GROUF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Industrial Distribution industry.
Industry Median: 2.165 vs GROUF: 1.93

Grafton Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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Grafton Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Grafton Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

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2.81

2.91

1.83

1.82

1.90

Grafton Group Semi-Annual Data
	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.80	1.86	1.90	1.91	2.00

Competitive Comparison of Grafton Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Grafton 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.

Grafton Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Grafton Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Grafton Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Grafton 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
	=	(82.137	+	719.378)	/	422.016
	=	1.90

Grafton Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(84.724	+	678.888)	/	382.168
	=	2.00

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 two times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.

Grafton Group (OTCPK:GROUF) 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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Address

Carmanhall Road, The Hive, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin, IRL, D18 Y2C9

Website

https://www.graftonplc.com

Grafton Group PLC is a distributor of building materials that operates in three segments; The Distribution segment is into the distribution of building and plumbing materials to professional tradespeople engaged in residential repair, maintenance, and improvement projects and also in residential and other new build construction, The Retailing segment operates DIY and home improvement business from a network of stores that supply mainly retail customers with wide products for DIY and for the home and garden, and The Manufacturing segment is into the manufacture of dry mortar in Great Britain. The company also operates in residential and other new build construction. Geographically, the company generates over half of its revenue from the United Kingdom.