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Alimentation Couche-Tard (MEX:ATD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.27 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Alimentation Couche-Tard Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN35,636 Mil. Alimentation Couche-Tard's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN248,502 Mil. Alimentation Couche-Tard's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN124,932 Mil. Alimentation Couche-Tard's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 2.27.

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 Alimentation Couche-Tard's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:ATD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 1.85   Max: 3.04
Current: 2.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Alimentation Couche-Tard was 3.04. The lowest was 1.22. And the median was 1.85.

MEX:ATD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
52.75% of 855 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.75 vs MEX:ATD: 2.45

Alimentation Couche-Tard Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alimentation Couche-Tard'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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Alimentation Couche-Tard Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Alimentation Couche-Tard Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.28 1.90 1.79 1.63 2.53

Alimentation Couche-Tard 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 1.66 2.42 3.19 2.18 2.27

Competitive Comparison of Alimentation Couche-Tard's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Alimentation Couche-Tard'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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alimentation Couche-Tard's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Alimentation Couche-Tard Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(26797.62 + 220150.363) / 97782.985
=2.53

Alimentation Couche-Tard'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
=(35635.861 + 248501.536) / 124931.836
=2.27

* 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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard  (MEX:ATD) 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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Alimentation Couche-Tard Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4204 Boulevard Industriel, Laval, QC, CAN, H7L 0E3
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates more stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as Indonesia, Egypt, Macau, and others. Its operation is geographically divided into the U.S., Europe and other regions, and Canada. Revenue from external customers falls mainly into three categories: merchandise and services, road transportation fuel, and others.

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