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Kellanova Co (Kellanova Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -36.26 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Kellanova Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $905 Mil. Kellanova Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,621 Mil. Kellanova Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-180 Mil. Kellanova Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -36.26.

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

K' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.44   Med: 4.13   Max: 5.05
Current: 3.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kellanova Co was 5.05. The lowest was 3.44. And the median was 4.13.

K's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
67.58% of 1416 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.135 vs K: 3.70

Kellanova Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kellanova Co'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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Kellanova Co 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 4.09 3.44 3.64 4.53 3.70

Kellanova Co 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 -6.94 3.17 2.80 3.37 -36.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Kellanova Co'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.


Kellanova Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



Kellanova Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kellanova Co'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
=(905 + 5621) / 1762
=3.70

Kellanova Co'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
=(905 + 5621) / -180
=-36.26

* 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.


Kellanova Co  (NYSE:K) 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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Kellanova Co (Kellanova Co) Business Description

Address
412 N. Wells Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60654
Following its split from the North American cereal business, Kellanova (previously the global snacking arm of Kellogg) is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of salty snacks, snack bars, frozen breakfast fare, meat alternatives, and other packaged foods. Its offerings are manufactured in around 20 countries and marketed in more than 180 countries. Its product mix includes well-known brands such as Pringles, Cheez-It, Rice Krispies Treats, Pop-Tarts, Eggo, Nutri-Grain, and Morningstar Farms. Sales beyond its home turf account for about half of Kellanova's consolidated sales base.
Executives
Kellogg W K Foundation Trust 10 percent owner 50 S. LA SALLE ST., B-10, CHICAGO IL 60603
John Min officer: Chief Legal Officer ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49017
Christopher M Hood officer: Senior Vice President ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Kris Bahner officer: SVP-Chief Global Corp Affairs ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49017
Nicolas Amaya officer: Senior Vice President ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49017
Charisse Ford Hughes officer: Senior Vice President C/O CROCS, INC., 13601 VIA VARRA, BROOMFIELD CO 80020
Gary H Pilnick officer: Senior Vice President
Kurt D Forche officer: VP-Corporate Controller ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Amit Banati officer: Senior Vice President ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Rodrigo Lance officer: Senior Vice President ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49017
Alistair D Hirst officer: SVP - Global Supply Chain ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
J Michael Schlotman director 1014 VINE ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Steven A Cahillane director, officer: CEO & President ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Shumit Kapoor officer: Senior Vice President ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49017
Maria Fernanda Mejia officer: Senior Vice President ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599

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