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Brunswick (Brunswick) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Brunswick Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Brunswick's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $483 Mil. Brunswick's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,110 Mil. Brunswick's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $738 Mil. Brunswick's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.51.

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

BC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.73   Max: 3.68
Current: 2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Brunswick was 3.68. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.73.

BC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
53.13% of 1037 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs BC: 2.56

Brunswick Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Brunswick 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 3.68 1.50 1.96 2.23 2.56

Brunswick Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.58 2.15 2.44 2.48 3.51

Competitive Comparison of Brunswick's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, Brunswick'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.


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

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

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



Brunswick Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Brunswick'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
=(483 + 2109.6) / 1014.2
=2.56

Brunswick's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(483 + 2109.6) / 738.4
=3.51

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Brunswick  (NYSE:BC) 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.


Brunswick Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Brunswick (Brunswick) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
26125 N. Riverwoods Boulevard, Suite 500, Mettawa, IL, USA, 60045-3420
Brunswick is a leading manufacturer in the marine recreation industry. The company has more than 60 brands delivering products across propulsion (outboard, sterndrive, and inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers), parts, accessories, and technology, and boats (including well-known brands like Boston Whaler and Sea Ray). It also owns numerous Freedom Boat Club (shared ownership) locations as well as Boateka, which facilitates transactions in the used boat market. Brunswick's focus surrounds building the innovative marine and recreational experiences, technologies, and connections supported by quality and innovation.
Executives
Nancy E Cooper director 26 CHERRY TREE LANE, RIVERSIDE CT 06878
David V Singer director 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Brenna Preisser officer: V.P. & CHIEF HR OFFICER C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 1 N. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
David M Foulkes officer: VP&Pres Marine Cons Solutions C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N RIVERWOOD BLVD. SUITE 500, METTAWA IL 60045-3420
Ryan M Gwillim officer: Senior Vice President & CFO C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD #500, METTAWA IL 60045
Christopher F Dekker officer: V.P. GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 1 N FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
John G Buelow officer: EVP & President Mercury Marine 26125 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD. #500, METTAWA IL 60045
Randall S Altman officer: Vice President and Controller C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N RIVERWOODS BLVD, METTAWA IL 60045
Jill Wrobel officer: EVP Chief Human Resources Off C/OBRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD. #500, METTAWA IL 60045
Mary Ann Wright director 486 S. PIERCE AVE., SUITE E, LOUISVILLE CO 80027
Reginald Fils-aime director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Aine Denari officer: VP, President Boat Group C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD. #500, METTAWA IL 60045
Brett A Dibkey officer: Vice President C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD. #500, METTAWA IL 60045
William Metzger officer: VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER C/O BRUNSWICK CORP, 1 N FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Christopher Drees officer: PRESIDENT - MERCURY MARINE C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD SUITE 500, METTAWA IL 60045