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Mainfreight (Mainfreight) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.72 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Mainfreight Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Mainfreight's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $103 Mil. Mainfreight's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $530 Mil. Mainfreight's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $368 Mil. Mainfreight's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.72.

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

MFGHF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 1.56   Max: 2.39
Current: 1.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Mainfreight was 2.39. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 1.56.

MFGHF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
72.19% of 845 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.81 vs MFGHF: 1.46

Mainfreight Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mainfreight'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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Mainfreight Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Mainfreight Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 2.39 1.84 1.17 1.20

Mainfreight Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.49 0.98 1.22 1.19 1.72

Competitive Comparison of Mainfreight's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Mainfreight'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.


Mainfreight's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Mainfreight's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mainfreight Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Mainfreight's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(102.349 + 518.56) / 517.506
=1.20

Mainfreight's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(102.858 + 529.582) / 368.448
=1.72

* 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 two times the quarterly (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Mainfreight  (OTCPK:MFGHF) 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.


Mainfreight Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Mainfreight (Mainfreight) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Railway Lane, Otahuhu, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1062
Mainfreight Ltd is in the business of supply chain logistics. It provides the full spectrum of warehousing, domestic distribution, and international air and ocean freight services. Geographically, it operates businesses in more than 300 branches throughout New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Asia, and the United States.

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