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MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 3.91 (As of Dec. 2022)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

MasTec's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $268 Mil. MasTec's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $3,246 Mil. MasTec's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $900 Mil. MasTec's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 3.91.

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

MTZ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 2.26   Max: 6.74
Current: 5.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MasTec was 6.74. The lowest was 1.91. And the median was 2.26.

MTZ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
72.59% of 1215 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.68 vs MTZ: 5.31

MasTec Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MasTec'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.

* Premium members only.

MasTec Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.13 2.03 1.91 2.52 5.31

MasTec Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 2.70 6.98 4.16 3.00 3.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, MasTec'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.

   

MasTec Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, MasTec's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MasTec's Debt-to-EBITDA falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Debt-to-EBITDA's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



MasTec Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MasTec's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(268.432 + 3246.243) / 662.462
=5.31

MasTec's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(268.432 + 3246.243) / 899.88
=3.91

* 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. 2022) EBITDA data.


MasTec  (NYSE:MTZ) 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.


MasTec Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) Business Description

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Address
800 S. Douglas Road, 12th Floor, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
MasTec Inc is a leading infrastructure construction company operating primarily throughout North America. Its principal activities include engineering, building, installation, maintenance, and upgrades of communications, energy, and utility infrastructure. The company installs wireless, wireline, and satellite communications; oil and gas pipeline infrastructure; conventional and renewable power generation; and other industrial systems. MasTec has five operating segments: Communications, Oil and Gas, Power Delivery, Clean Energy and Infrastructure, and Others. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Communications segments. The company markets services individually and in combination with other companies to provide a wide range of solutions for customers.
Executives
Ava L Parker director 1469 HARRINGTON PARK DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32225
Javier Alberto Palomarez director 3405 PINNEY POINT DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND TX 75022
George Pita officer: CFO 3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Daniel A Restrepo director C/O MASTEC, INC., 800 S. DOUGLAS RD., 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Ray Harris officer: President 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR - MASTEC, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Robert E Apple officer: Chief Operations Officer 800 S DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
De Cardenas Alberto I officer: Executive Vice President 800 S DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES X1 33134
Ernst N Csiszar director 2600 S RIVER ROAD, DES PLAINES IL 60018
Gregory Scott Floerke officer: Chief Operations Officer C/O MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, TOWER 1, SUITE 160, DENVER CO 80202
Robert J Dwyer director 880 SOUTH OCEAN BOULEVARD, PALM BEACH FL 33480
C Robert Campbell officer: EVP & CFO 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
De Cespedes Carlos M director 3075 NW 107TH AVE, MIAMI FL 33172
Frank E Jaumot director 190 SE 19TH AVENUE, POMPANO BEACH FL 33060
Michael Nearing officer: General Counsel and EVP 800 DOUGLAS ROAD 12TH FL, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Sherrill W Hudson director 201 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 34TH FLOOR, MIAMI CENTER, MIAMI FL 33131

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