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Chuy's Holdings (Chuy's Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.72 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chuy's Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Chuy's Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.0 Mil. Chuy's Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $174.2 Mil. Chuy's Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $68.9 Mil. Chuy's Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.72.

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

CHUY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 3.03   Max: 10.72
Current: 2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Chuy's Holdings was 10.72. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 3.03.

CHUY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
53.11% of 273 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs CHUY: 2.68

Chuy's Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chuy's Holdings'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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Chuy's Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Chuy's Holdings 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 7.00 10.72 2.71 3.35 2.68

Chuy's Holdings 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 3.76 2.95 2.39 2.87 2.72

Competitive Comparison of Chuy's Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, Chuy's Holdings'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.


Chuy's Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chuy's Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chuy's Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Chuy's Holdings'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
=(12.988 + 174.236) / 69.768
=2.68

Chuy's Holdings'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
=(12.988 + 174.236) / 68.888
=2.72

* 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.


Chuy's Holdings  (NAS:CHUY) 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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Chuy's Holdings (Chuy's Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1623 Toomey Road, Austin, TX, USA, 78704
Chuy's Holdings Inc operates Chuy's, a restaurant concept offering a distinct menu of authentic, freshly prepared Mexican and Tex-Mex inspired food. It offers the same menu during lunch and dinner, which includes enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, burritos, combination platters and daily specials, complemented by a range of appetizers, soups, and salads. The company also offers a full-service bar in all of its restaurants providing its customers with a range of beverage offerings.
Executives
John Korman officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CHUY'S HOLDINGS, INC., 1623 TOOMEY RD., AUSTIN TX 78704
Ira L. Zecher director 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Michael C. Hatcher officer: See Remarks 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Starlette B Johnson director
John Mountford officer: Chief Operating Officer 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Jon W Howie officer: Chief Financial Officer 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Steven J. Hislop director, officer: President & CEO 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Jody L Bilney director 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD., SUITE 500, TAMPA FL 33607
Saed Mohseni director 720 SW WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 550, PORTLAND OR 97205
Randall M Dewitt director 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Sharon A. Russell officer: Secretary and CAO 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Michael Roger Young director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% Owner Group 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
John A. Zapp director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% Owner Group 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Susan Kittrell officer: Controller 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Francis X. Biller officer: See Remarks 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704

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