Archer-Daniels Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.61 (As of Dec. 2022)

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

Archer-Daniels Midland Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $1,737 Mil. Archer-Daniels Midland Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $8,551 Mil. Archer-Daniels Midland Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $6,404 Mil. Archer-Daniels Midland Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 1.61.

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 Archer-Daniels Midland Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ADM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3 Med: 2.31 Max: 3.46
Current: 1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Archer-Daniels Midland Co was 3.46. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 2.31.

ADM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
63.3% of 1335 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.45 vs ADM: 1.55

Archer-Daniels Midland Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Archer-Daniels Midland Co's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Archer-Daniels Midland Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Debt-to-EBITDA

2.49

3.31

3.46

2.31

1.55

Archer-Daniels Midland Co Quarterly Data
	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA																1.97	2.18	1.70	1.54	1.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Archer-Daniels Midland 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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Archer-Daniels Midland Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Archer-Daniels Midland Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Debt-to-EBITDA's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Archer-Daniels Midland Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Archer-Daniels Midland Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(1737	+	8551)	/	6657
	=	1.55

Archer-Daniels Midland Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(1737	+	8551)	/	6404
	=	1.61

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 (Dec. 2022) EBITDA data.

Archer-Daniels Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) 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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Archer-Daniels Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

ADM:Mexico ADM:Germany A1DM34:Brazil ARDA:Austria

Address

77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601

Website

https://www.adm.com

Archer-Daniels Midland is a major processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat, and other agricultural commodities. Additionally, the company owns an extensive network of logistical assets to store and transport crops around the globe. ADM also runs a nutrition business that focuses on both human and animal ingredients. The company is also a large producer of corn-based sweeteners, starches, and ethanol.

Executives

Collins James C. Jr.	director	1007 MARKET STREET, D-9058, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Theodore Iii Colbert	director	C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Strader Fruit Molly L	officer: Vice Pres., Corp. Controller	77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jennifer L Weber	officer: Senior Vice President	1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Lei Zhang Schlitz	director	5757 N. GREENBAY AVENUE, GLENDALE WI 53129
Michael S Burke	director	C/O AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 555 S. FLOWER STREET, SUITE 3700, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Stefano Rettore	officer: Senior Vice President	77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Suzan F. Harrison	director	77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Debra A. Sandler	director	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC., 53 SOUTH AVE., BURLINGTON MA 01803
Vincent F Macciocchi	officer: Senior Vice President	77 W. WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Christopher M Cuddy	officer: President-Corn	77 W. WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gregory A Morris	officer: Senior Vice President	77 W. WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Francisco J Sanchez	director	77 W. WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Benjamin I Bard	officer: Vice President	4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR IL 62526
D Cameron Findlay	officer: Senior Vice President	77 W. WACKER DR., SUITE 2600, CHICAGO IL 60601