MGEE (MGE Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.24 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is MGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MGE Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $5.3 Mil. MGE Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $782.2 Mil. MGE Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $243.4 Mil. MGE Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.24.

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

MGEE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.12 Med: 2.8 Max: 3.04
Current: 2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MGE Energy was 3.04. The lowest was 2.12. And the median was 2.80.

MGEE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
60.87% of 437 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.01 vs MGEE: 2.89

MGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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MGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

MGE Energy Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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2.84

3.04

2.92

2.82

2.89

MGE Energy Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.35	2.68	3.23	2.40	3.24

Competitive Comparison of MGE Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, MGE Energy'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.

MGE Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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MGE Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MGE Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(5.285	+	782.163)	/	272.676
	=	2.89

MGE Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(5.285	+	782.163)	/	243.376
	=	3.24

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 (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.

MGE Energy (NAS:MGEE) 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

133 South Blair Street, Madison, WI, USA, 53788

Website

https://www.mgeenergy.com

MGE Energy provides electric service to 161,000 customers and natural gas service to 173,000 customers in Madison, Wisconsin, and surrounding areas. Nearly 90% of customers are residential. The company also owns a 3.6% stake in American Transmission Co. MGE owns interests in two coal power plants that earn guaranteed fixed rates of return, contributing about 20% of earnings. MGE's generation mix is 40% coal, 21% renewable energy, 17% natural gas, and third-party purchased power.

Executives

James G Berbee	director	133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Scott Robert Smith	officer: VP Bus. Regulatory Strategy	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James Jerome Lorenz	officer: VP Business Operations	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Noble Lynnwood Wray	director	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Lynn K Hobbie	officer: Exec VP Marketing & Corp Comm	133 SOUTH BLAIR ST, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Gary J Wolter	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR ST., P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Cari Anne Renlund	officer: VP and General Counsel	133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James L Possin	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR STREET, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Tamara Jean Johnson	officer: VP Accounting and Controller	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Jared Joseph Bushek	officer: VP Finance, CIO & Treasurer	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Marcia M Anderson	director	133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Jeffrey M Keebler	officer: Sr. VP-Energy Supply & Plan	133 S BLAIR ST, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Regina M Millner	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR ST, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Donald D Peterson	officer: VP - Energy Technology	133 S. BLAIR ST, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Thomas R Stolper	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR STREET, POST OFFICE BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231