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Energy Transfer LP (Energy Transfer LP) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 3.85 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Energy Transfer LP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,064 Mil. Energy Transfer LP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $52,158 Mil. Energy Transfer LP's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,832 Mil. Energy Transfer LP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.85.

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 Energy Transfer LP's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ET' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.9   Med: 6.05   Max: 8.63
Current: 4.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Energy Transfer LP was 8.63. The lowest was 3.90. And the median was 6.05.

ET's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
77.51% of 716 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.735 vs ET: 4.24

Energy Transfer LP Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Energy Transfer LP'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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Energy Transfer LP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.96 8.20 3.90 3.92 4.24

Energy Transfer LP 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.92 3.76 4.02 4.27 3.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Energy Transfer LP'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.


Energy Transfer LP Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Energy Transfer LP's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Energy Transfer LP Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Energy Transfer LP'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
=(1064 + 52158) / 12560
=4.24

Energy Transfer LP'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
=(1064 + 52158) / 13832
=3.85

* 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.


Energy Transfer LP  (NYSE:ET) 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.


Energy Transfer LP Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Energy Transfer LP (Energy Transfer LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Energy Transfer owns a large platform of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid assets primarily in Texas and the U.S. midcontinent region. It also has gathering and processing facilities, one of the largest fractionation facilities in the U.S., and fuel distribution. Energy Transfer also owns the Lake Charles gas liquefaction facility. It combined its publicly traded limited and general partnerships in October 2018.
Executives
Mccrea Marshall S Iii director, officer: See Remarks
Thomas P Mason officer: EVP and General Counsel 3738 OAK LAWN AVE, DALLAS TX 75219
Bradford D. Whitehurst officer: CFO 100 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78701
Kelcy L Warren director, 10 percent owner
Richard D Brannon director C/O CH4 ENERGY SIX, LLC, 5128 APACHE PLUME ROAD, SUITE 300, FORT WORTH TX 76109
James M. Wright officer: EVP, GC & CCO 1300 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Dylan Bramhall officer: EVP & Group CFO 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 600, DALLAS TX 75225
Michael K Grimm director 3141 HOOD STREET, SUITE 350, DALLAS TX 75219
Thomas E Long officer: Chief Financial Officer 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 2775, DENVER CO 80202
Matthew S. Ramsey director 6002 DEERWOOD, HOUSTON TX 77057
Ray C Davis director 5950 SHERRY LANE, SUITE 550, DALLAS TX 75225
Ray W Washburne director 47 HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE, SUITE 200, DALLAS TX 75205
James Richard Perry director 1108 LAVACA, SUITE 110 #143, AUSTIN TX 78701
Troy Sturrock officer: SVP & Controller 1039 NORTH OAK CLIFF BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75208
Steven R. Anderson director 1818 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1500, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103