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Flex (FLEX) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Flex's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3 Mil. Flex's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,933 Mil. Flex's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,960 Mil. Flex's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.01.

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

FLEX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.64   Med: 2.67   Max: 3.16
Current: 2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Flex was 3.16. The lowest was 1.64. And the median was 2.67.

FLEX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56% of 1732 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.755 vs FLEX: 2.17

Flex Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flex'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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Flex Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.80 3.16 3.01 2.81 2.56

Flex 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 2.52 2.74 2.45 1.94 2.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Flex'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.


Flex Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Flex's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Flex Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Flex's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(150 + 4197) / 1701
=2.56

Flex'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
=(3 + 3933) / 1960
=2.01

* 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.


Flex  (NAS:FLEX) 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.


Flex Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Flex (FLEX) Business Description

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Address
2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, SGP, 486123
Flex Ltd is a contract manufacturing company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing, and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. The company's operating segments include Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), and Nextracker. Flex Agility Solutions segment includes markets such as Communications, Enterprise and Cloud; Lifestyle; and Consumer Devices. Flex Reliability Solutions segment includes markets such as Automotive, Health Solutions, and Industrial. The Nextracker segment provides solar tracker technologies that optimize and increase energy production. The company's geographical segments include China, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Malaysia, Hungary, and Others.
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Michael P Hartung officer: President, Agility Solutions 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
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Todd Fruchterman officer: Pres, Reliability Solutions C/O BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC., 530 OLD WHITFIELD STREET, GUILFORD CT 06437
John D Harris director C/O FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA, INC., 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002