JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.63 (As of Jul. 2023)

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What is JD Sports Fashion Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

JD Sports Fashion's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £514 Mil. JD Sports Fashion's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £1,872 Mil. JD Sports Fashion's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £1,465 Mil. JD Sports Fashion's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 1.63.

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 JD Sports Fashion's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:JD.' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.28 Max: 2.37
Current: 1.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of JD Sports Fashion was 2.37. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.28.

LSE:JD.'s Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
62.86% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs LSE:JD.: 1.93

JD Sports Fashion Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for JD Sports Fashion's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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JD Sports Fashion Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

JD Sports Fashion Annual Data

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Jan23

Debt-to-EBITDA

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0.27

2.31

2.37

1.82

2.13

JD Sports Fashion Semi-Annual Data
	Jan14	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.86	1.86	1.89	2.42	1.63

Competitive Comparison of JD Sports Fashion's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, JD Sports Fashion'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.

JD Sports Fashion's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, JD Sports Fashion's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

JD Sports Fashion Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

JD Sports Fashion's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(499	+	1953.4)	/	1150
	=	2.13

JD Sports Fashion's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(514.2	+	1872.4)	/	1465.4
	=	1.63

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 two times the quarterly (Jul. 2023) EBITDA data.

JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.) 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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JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.) Business Description

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Address

Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire, GBR, BL9 8RR

Website

https://www.jdplc.com

JD Sports Fashion PLC is a U.K. retailer of branded sportswear and fashionwear. The company has stores in the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, and outside Europe. The offering includes international brands, such as Adidas, Nike and The North Face, and own-brand labels, such as McKenzie, Carbrini, Supply & Demand and The Duffer of St George. The store network consists of various shops: Size?, Footpatrol, Chausport, Sprinter, Scotts, Tessuti, Cloggs, Mainline, and Ultimate Outdoors, among others. Stores are specialized: Footpatrol is a sneaker provider; Size? offers footwear, apparel, and accessories; and Chausport operates throughout France selling international footwear brands, such as Nike.

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