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Saputo (TSX:SAP) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.79 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Saputo Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Saputo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$1,307 Mil. Saputo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$2,634 Mil. Saputo's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$1,412 Mil. Saputo's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.79.

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

TSX:SAP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 2.26   Max: 4.03
Current: 3.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Saputo was 4.03. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 2.26.

TSX:SAP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.89% of 1492 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.045 vs TSX:SAP: 3.55

Saputo Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Saputo Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.26 2.83 4.03 2.77 3.56

Saputo 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 2.72 11.74 3.26 2.63 2.79

Competitive Comparison of Saputo's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Saputo'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.


Saputo's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Saputo Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Saputo's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(917 + 3069) / 1119
=3.56

Saputo'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
=(1307 + 2634) / 1412
=2.79

* 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.


Saputo  (TSX:SAP) 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.


Saputo Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Saputo Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 de la Gauchetiere Street West, Suite 2900, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 4W5
Saputo is a global dairy processor domiciled in Canada (28% of fiscal 2024 sales) with operations in the United States (45%), Europe (6%), and other international markets (21%). It sells cheese, cream, fluid milk, and other dairy products. In the retail segment (50% of revenue), its mix of brands includes Saputo, Armstrong, Cheer, Cathedral City, and Frylight. Saputo also competes in foodservice (33% of revenue) and industrials (17% of revenue), which houses its ingredients business.
Executives
Leanne Cutts Senior Officer
Martin Gagnon Senior Officer
Carl Colizza Senior Officer
Sindy Saragoca Senior Officer
Richard Wallace Senior Officer
Maxime Therrien Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Terry Brockman Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Gaétane Wagner Senior Officer
Thomas Atherton Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Frank Guido Senior Officer
Anna Lisa King Director
Joe Marsilii Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Haig Poutchigian Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Emanuele Saputo 10% Security Holder
Diego Presas Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)