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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 Walmart Chile's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
XSGO:WMTCL's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.28 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.
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.
Walmart Chile Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Walmart Chile Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Walmart Chile'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.
XSGO:WMTCL vs M, JWN, KSS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Department Stores subindustry, Walmart Chile'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.
Walmart Chile Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Walmart Chile's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Walmart Chile's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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 (Jun. 2016) EBITDA data.
Walmart Chile (XSGO:WMTCL) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.54 as of Jun. 2016. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Walmart Chile.
Is Walmart Chile's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Walmart Chile's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.54. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.28. Walmart Chile's value of 1.54 is 32.5% below this industry median.
How does Walmart Chile's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to M and JWN?
Walmart Chile's Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.54 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.28. Walmart Chile's value of 1.54 is 32.5% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Retail - Cyclical companies is 2.28, based on 910 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Walmart Chile's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.54 is 32.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Walmart Chile. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.28 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Walmart Chile's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Walmart Chile stock overvalued right now?
Walmart Chile (XSGO:WMTCL) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.54. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.54 and 32.5% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 2.28. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Walmart Chile (XSGO:WMTCL), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.54 as of Jun. 2016. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Walmart Chile SA is engaged in the operation of supermarkets. The company operates supermarkets under the brands lider, express lider, acuenta, ekono, central mayorista, and lider.cl. The firm also provides financial services which include offering financing to its customers through MasterCard and presto credit cards, requesting advances in cash, consumer loans, access to various products and services such as insurance, payment of accounts, and Real estate services which includes construction of new premises of the company and management of commercial premises that are part of company's supermarkets.
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