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Breedon Group (STU:CQB0) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.84 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Breedon Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Breedon Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €9 Mil. Breedon Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €335 Mil. Breedon Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €409 Mil. Breedon Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.84.

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

STU:CQB0' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 1.59   Max: 2.53
Current: 1.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Breedon Group was 2.53. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 1.59.

STU:CQB0's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
67.63% of 312 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs STU:CQB0: 1.04

Breedon Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Breedon Group'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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Breedon Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Breedon Group 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 1.79 2.53 1.40 1.27 1.23

Breedon Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1.25 1.36 0.89 1.36 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Breedon Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Materials subindustry, Breedon 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.


Breedon Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Breedon Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Breedon Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Breedon 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
=(9.402 + 335.111) / 280.788
=1.23

Breedon Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(9.402 + 335.111) / 408.82
=0.84

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Breedon Group  (STU:CQB0) 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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Breedon Group (STU:CQB0) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
28 Esplanade, Saint Helier, JEY, JE2 3QA
Breedon Group PLC is a producer of construction materials. The products include aggregates such as polished stone value stones, sub-base materials and sands for the road construction industry, milled limestones for agricultural applications, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, concrete beams and blocks, and cement. The company also offers surfacing and contracting services, which lays asphalt and other bituminous bound materials. Breedon's customers range from civil engineering businesses over local authorities and utilities companies to homes and smaller businesses. The company generates a majority of its revenue in the United Kingdom.

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