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Autoliv (Autoliv) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.96 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Autoliv Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Autoliv's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $351 Mil. Autoliv's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,964 Mil. Autoliv's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,184 Mil. Autoliv's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.96.

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

ALV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.04   Med: 1.88   Max: 3.47
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Autoliv was 3.47. The lowest was 1.04. And the median was 1.88.

ALV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
57.44% of 1048 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.39 vs ALV: 2.00

Autoliv Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Autoliv 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 2.11 3.47 2.00 1.87 1.88

Autoliv Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.67 2.38 1.59 1.49 1.96

Competitive Comparison of Autoliv's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Autoliv'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.


Autoliv's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Autoliv's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Autoliv Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Autoliv'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
=(577 + 1459) / 1083
=1.88

Autoliv's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(351 + 1964) / 1184
=1.96

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Autoliv  (NYSE:ALV) 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.


Autoliv Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Autoliv (Autoliv) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Klarabergsviadukten 70, P.O. Box 70381, Section B7, Stockholm, SWE, SE-107 24
Autoliv is the global leader in passive safety components and systems for the auto industry. Products include seat belts, frontal air bags, side-impact air bags, air bag inflators, and steering wheels. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is the company's largest customer at 11% of 2022 revenue, with Stellantis accounting for 11% and Volkswagen 10%. At 34% of 2022 revenue, the Americas was Autoliv's largest geographic region, followed by Europe at 27%, China at 21%, and Japan at 8%.
Executives
Leif Johansson director C/O AB VOLVO, SE 4050B, GOTEBORG, SWEDEN V7 4050B
Jan Carlson director, officer: President and CEO C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Fredrik Westin officer: See Remarks C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 11 64
Frithjof Oldorff officer: President, Autoliv Europe 21680 HAGGERTY ROAD, SUITE 101, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Christian Swahn officer: EVP, Supply Chain Management C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 111 64
Mikael Bratt officer: President, Passive Safety C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Magnus Jarlegren officer: EVP, Operations C/O AUTOLIV, INC.,KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 111 64
Jordi Lombarte officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O AUTOLIV, INC., BOX 70381, STOCKHOLM V7 SE 107 24
Naughton Colin officer: President, Asia C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Per Jonas Jademyr officer: See Remarks C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Svante Mogefors officer: Group VP, Quality C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Cevian Capital Ii Gp Ltd 10 percent owner C/O HIGHVERN FUND ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED, WHITELEY CHAMBERS, DON STREET, St. Helier Y9 JE2 4TR
Gustav Lundgren director RINGVAGEN 32, LIDINGO V7 181 51
Sng Yih officer: President, Autoliv China C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Martin Lundstedt director NORRSKOGSGATAN 14, STOCKHOLM V7 11264

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