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NOV (NOV) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is NOV Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

NOV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $107 Mil. NOV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,270 Mil. NOV's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $940 Mil. NOV's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.53.

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

NOV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.77   Med: 2.83   Max: 15.61
Current: 2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of NOV was 15.61. The lowest was -1.77. And the median was 2.83.

NOV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
60.95% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs NOV: 2.37

NOV Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

NOV 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 -0.48 -1.09 15.61 3.84 2.37

NOV 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 2.49 2.45 2.23 2.33 2.53

Competitive Comparison of NOV's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, NOV'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.


NOV's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



NOV Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

NOV'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
=(107 + 2270) / 1002
=2.37

NOV'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
=(107 + 2270) / 940
=2.53

* 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.


NOV  (NYSE:NOV) 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.


NOV Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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NOV (NOV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10353 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX, USA, 77042-4103
NOV (formerly National Oilwell Varco) is a leading supplier of oil and gas drilling rig equipment and products, such as downhole tools, drill pipe, and well casing. The company operates on a global scale, with international markets contributing more than 60% of its annual revenue.
Executives
Eric L Mattson director C/O REX ENERGY CORP, 366 WALKER DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE PA 16801
Christy Lynn Novak officer: VP, Corp. Controller, CAO C/O NOV INC., 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DR., HOUSTON TX 77036
Kirk M. Shelton officer: Pres. - Compl. and Prod. Sol. C/O NOV INC., 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036
Isaac H. Joseph officer: See Remarks C/O NOV INC., 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036
David D Harrison director 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 800, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Greg L Armstrong director
Robert S. Welborn director C/O NOV INC., 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DR., HOUSTON TX 77036
Scott K. Duff officer: VP Cntrlr Chf Acctg Offcr 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036-6565
Jose A Bayardo officer: Senior VP and CFO 11700 OLD KATY ROAD SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77079
Joseph W Rovig officer: See Remarks 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036-6565
Clay C Williams director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO
Craig L. Weinstock officer: Sr. VP. & Gen. Counsel 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036-6565
Melody B Meyer director 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
James T Hackett director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Marcela E Donadio director 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036-6565

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