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NATR (Natures Sunshine Products) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.43 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Natures Sunshine Products Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Natures Sunshine Products's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4.0 Mil. Natures Sunshine Products's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $11.2 Mil. Natures Sunshine Products's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $35.3 Mil. Natures Sunshine Products's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.43.

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 Natures Sunshine Products's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NATR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.7   Max: 1.13
Current: 0.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Natures Sunshine Products was 1.13. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.70.

NATR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
81.16% of 1497 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.05 vs NATR: 0.42

Natures Sunshine Products Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natures Sunshine Products'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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Natures Sunshine Products Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Natures Sunshine Products Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.02 0.78 0.53 0.73 0.47

Natures Sunshine Products Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.45 0.36 0.64 0.42 0.43

Competitive Comparison of Natures Sunshine Products's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Natures Sunshine Products'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.


Natures Sunshine Products's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Natures Sunshine Products's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Natures Sunshine Products Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Natures Sunshine Products'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
=(4.547 + 10.376) / 32.071
=0.47

Natures Sunshine Products's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.037 + 11.237) / 35.28
=0.43

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Natures Sunshine Products  (NAS:NATR) 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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Natures Sunshine Products Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2901 West Bluegrass Boulevard, Suite 100, Lehi, UT, USA, 84043
Natures Sunshine Products Inc is a natural health and wellness company, predominantly engaged in the manufacturing and selling of nutritional and personal care products. It offers products related to Weight management, General health, Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune, and Personal care. The company operates in four segments namely, Asia which is also its key revenue generating market, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Other.
Executives
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (group) Co., Ltd. 10 percent owner BUILDING A, NO. 1289 YISHAN ROAD, SHANGHAI F4 200233
Bryant J Yates officer: Pres Nature's Sunshine Int'l 2500 W EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Daniel C Norman officer: EVP & President, Asia 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., SUITE 500: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEHI UT 84043
Nathan G Brower officer: EVP, General Counsel 2901 W BLUEGRASS BLVD, SUITE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Sarah Crockett officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Kevin R. Herbert officer: EVP & President, North America 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Rong Yang director 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., STE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Tracee Comstock officer: VP, Human Resources 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., STE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Jonathan David Lanoy officer: SVP, Finance - Interim CFO C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., LEHI UT 84043
Leslie Shane Jones officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Terrence Moorehead director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD, STE 500, LEHI UT 84043
Edward Silcock officer: EVP & President, North America 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., SUITE 500: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEHI UT 84043
Martin A. Gonzalez officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain C/O 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD., ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEHI UT 84043
Tess Roering director C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043