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Equinix (Equinix) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Equinix's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,276 Mil. Equinix's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16,179 Mil. Equinix's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,348 Mil. Equinix's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.21.

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

EQIX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.87   Med: 5.56   Max: 6.3
Current: 5.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Equinix was 6.30. The lowest was 4.87. And the median was 5.56.

EQIX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.55% of 512 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 7.14 vs EQIX: 5.18

Equinix Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equinix'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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Equinix 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 5.41 5.94 5.76 5.64 5.18

Equinix 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 5.81 4.90 5.33 5.05 5.21

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Equinix'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.


Equinix Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Equinix's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equinix Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Equinix'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
=(1275.687 + 16179.426) / 3371.39
=5.18

Equinix'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
=(1275.687 + 16179.426) / 3347.792
=5.21

* 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.


Equinix  (NAS:EQIX) 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.


Equinix Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Equinix (Equinix) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94065
Equinix operates 248 data centers in 71 markets worldwide. It generates 46% of total revenue in the Americas, 32% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and 22% in Asia-Pacific. The firm has more than 10,000 customers, including 2,100 network providers, that are dispersed over five verticals: cloud and IT services, content providers, network and mobile services, financial services, and enterprise. About 70% of Equinix's revenue comes from renting space to tenants and related services, and more than 15% comes from interconnection. Equinix operates as a real estate investment trust.
Executives
Charles J Meyers officer: CEO and President 301 VELOCITY WAY, 5TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Scott Crenshaw officer: EVP, GM Digital Services ONE FANATICAL PLACE, CITY OF WINDCREST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78133
Keith D Taylor officer: VP Finance, CAO 301 VELOCITY WAY, 5TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Brandi Galvin officer: General Counsel 301 VELOCITY WAY, 5TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Michael Earl Campbell officer: Chief Sales Officer 1 LAGOON DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Jonathan Lin officer: EVP, GM, Data Center Services C/O EQUINIX, INC., ONE LAGOON DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Camp Peter Van director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PACKETEER INC, 10201 N DEANZA BLVD, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Gary Hromadko director, 10 percent owner, other: Affiliate of Director 301 VELOCITY WAY 5TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Christopher B Paisley director 14870 THREE OAKS COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Simon Miller officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 LAGOON DR, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Fidelma Russo director C/O IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED, ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Karl Strohmeyer officer: Chief Customer & Rev Officer ONE LAGOON DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Thomas S Olinger director C/O AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, PIER 1, BAY 1, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jeetendra I Patel director 200 E. RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Ron Guerrier director C/O EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY, ONE EXPRESS WAY, ST. LOUIS MO 63121

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