John Wood Group (LSE:WG.) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.15 (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is John Wood Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

John Wood Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £293 Mil. John Wood Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £1,072 Mil. John Wood Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £-1,189 Mil. John Wood Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -1.15.

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

LSE:WG.' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.11 Med: 5.04 Max: 13.93
Current: -2.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of John Wood Group was 13.93. The lowest was -4.11. And the median was 5.04.

LSE:WG.'s Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 708 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.885 vs LSE:WG.: -2.92

John Wood Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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John Wood Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

John Wood Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

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5.42

5.88

9.01

-4.11

4.65

John Wood 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															7.57	-1.34	4.23	4.79	-1.15

Competitive Comparison of John Wood Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, John Wood 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.

John Wood Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, John Wood Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

John Wood Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

John Wood 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
	=	(314.973	+	892.384)	/	259.594
	=	4.65

John Wood 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
	=	(293.257	+	1071.632)	/	-1188.59
	=	-1.15

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.

John Wood Group (LSE:WG.) 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

Hareness Road, Sir Ian Wood House, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, GBR, AB12 3LE

Website

https://www.woodplc.com

John Wood Group PLC is an energy services company that provides a range of engineering, production, and technical solutions across energy and materials industries. Operations are divided into four segments: The Projects segment is focused on providing front-end engineering services, procurement, and project management. The Operations segment which derives key revenue, focuses on improving operational efficiency by providing maintenance, modification, and operation services. The Consulting segment is a technical consultancy division providing advisory services, and the Investment Services manages a range of legacy or non-core businesses and investments. Geographically, the company generates revenue from the USA, Europe, and the rest of the world.

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