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3M Co (XTER:MMM) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.50 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is 3M Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

3M Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €1,836 Mil. 3M Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €10,598 Mil. 3M Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €8,314 Mil. 3M Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.50.

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 3M Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:MMM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.49   Med: 1.58   Max: 2.77
Current: 1.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of 3M Co was 2.77. The lowest was -2.49. And the median was 1.58.

XTER:MMM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
70.51% of 434 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 3.005 vs XTER:MMM: 1.45

3M Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for 3M Co'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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3M Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

3M Co 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 2.77 2.14 1.91 1.94 -2.49

3M Co 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 -1.71 1.34 2.70 1.68 1.50

Competitive Comparison of 3M Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Conglomerates subindustry, 3M Co'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.


3M Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, 3M Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 3M Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



3M Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

3M Co'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
=(2908.724 + 12546.394) / -6198.003
=-2.49

3M Co'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
=(1836.238 + 10597.562) / 8314.428
=1.50

* 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.


3M Co  (XTER:MMM) 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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3M Co Business Description

Address
3M Center, St. Paul, MN, USA, 55144
3M, a multinational conglomerate founded in 1902, sells tens of thousands of products ranging from sponges to respirators. The firm is well known for its extensive research and development capabilities, and it is a pioneer in inventing new use cases for its proprietary technologies. 3M is organized across three business segments: safety and industrial (representing around 44% of revenue), transportation and electronics (36%), and consumer (20%). The firm recently spun off its healthcare business, now known as Solventum. Nearly half of 3M's revenue comes from outside the Americas.