AgroFresh Solutions (NAS:AGFS) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 5.38 (As of Dec. 2022)

View and export this data going back to 2014. Start your Free Trial

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

AgroFresh Solutions's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $6.0 Mil. AgroFresh Solutions's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $258.9 Mil. AgroFresh Solutions's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $49.2 Mil. AgroFresh Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 5.38.

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

AGFS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.15 Med: 7.58 Max: 160.16
Current: 7.93

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of AgroFresh Solutions was 160.16. The lowest was 4.15. And the median was 7.58.

AGFS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
83.68% of 1336 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.44 vs AGFS: 7.93

AgroFresh Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for AgroFresh Solutions'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.

* Premium members only.

AgroFresh Solutions Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Debt-to-EBITDA

7.58

10.61

5.59

4.15

7.93

AgroFresh Solutions 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																3.42	5.12	-13.61	5.13	5.38

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, AgroFresh Solutions'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

AgroFresh Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where AgroFresh Solutions'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.

AgroFresh Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

AgroFresh Solutions'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
	=	(6.038	+	258.895)	/	33.428
	=	7.93

AgroFresh Solutions'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
	=	(6.038	+	258.895)	/	49.248
	=	5.38

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.

AgroFresh Solutions (NAS:AGFS) 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.

AgroFresh Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of AgroFresh Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

AgroFresh Solutions (NAS:AGFS) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Consumer Packaged Goods » AgroFresh Solutions Inc (NAS:AGFS) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

35X:Germany

Address

510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, One Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106

Website

https://www.agrofresh.com

AgroFresh Solutions Inc creates agricultural technologies that preserve the quality and value of fresh produce and flowers. One such product is SmartFresh, which blocks the effects of ethylene and delays ripening while leaving no visible residue. Geographically, the company operates in North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. The majority of sales are recognized in the EMEA region. The firm provides its solutions to growers, packers, and retailers. Its operating segment includes AgroFresh Core and Tecnidex. The company generates maximum revenue from AgroFresh Core segment.

Executives

David Mcinerney	director	510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Peter Sykes	director	ONE WASHINGTON SQUARE, 510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
John Atkin	director	510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Kay Kuenker	director	C/O AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC., 510-530 WALNUT ST., SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Lewis Clinton A. Jr.	director, officer: CEO	C/O ZOETIS INC., 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07940
Dow Inc.	10 percent owner	2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Peter Berweger	director	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Partners, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine W Dexter Iii	10 percent owner	950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V Gp, L.p.	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Psp Agfs Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Kevin Schwartz	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V Gp, Ltd.	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Alexander Corbacho	director	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Graham G Miao	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 10 NORTH PARK PLACE, SUITE 201, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960