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Forterra (Forterra) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.78 (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Forterra Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Forterra's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $39 Mil. Forterra's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $1,072 Mil. Forterra's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $294 Mil. Forterra's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 3.78.

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

FRTA's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 2.335
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Forterra Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Forterra Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 9.05 8.25 7.24 4.61 3.55

Forterra Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 5.06 4.65 3.23 3.12 3.78

Competitive Comparison of Forterra's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Forterra'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.


Forterra's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Forterra Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Forterra's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(38.602 + 1072.026) / 312.518
=3.55

Forterra's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(38.602 + 1072.026) / 294.004
=3.78

* 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. 2021) EBITDA data.


Forterra  (NAS:FRTA) 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.


Forterra Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Forterra (Forterra) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
511 East John Carpenter Freeway, 6th Floor, Irving, TX, USA, 75062
Forterra Inc manufactures concrete pipe and precast products. It has applications in construction, maintenance, repair and replacement of water drainage, distribution, and transmission systems. Forterra operates in three segments: Drainage Pipe & Products, Water Pipe & Products, and Corporate & Other. Some of its products include reinforced concrete pipe, pipe end sections, precast junction boxes, precast sanitary manholes, double tees, noise walls, and bridge girders. Geographical segments of the company are the United States, Canada, and Mexico, of which the majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
John P Grayken 10 percent owner 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE SUITE 1700 DALLAS TX 75204
Jacques Sarrazin director 511 EAST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY IRVING TX 75062
Karl Watson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O FORTERRA, INC., 511 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 600, IRVING TX 75062
Clinton D Mcdonnough director 1745 SHEA CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80129
Vikrant Bhatia officer: Executive Vice President 511 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 600, IRVING TX 75062
Charles Rodney Brown officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 511 EAST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY SUITE 600 IRVING TX 75062
Jeff Bradley director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 4001 PHILADELPHIA PIKE, CLAYMONT DE 19703
Lori M Browne officer: See Remarks 511 EAST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY IRVING TX 75062
Allison Navitskas director 511 E JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062
Rafael A Colorado director 2741 WALNUT AVENUE SUITE 200 TUSTIN CA 92780
Richard J Hunter officer: Chief Operating Officer 511 E JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 600, IRVING TX 75062
Chad Lewis director 2741 WALNUT AVENUE SUITE 200 TUSTIN CA 92780
Richard Jr Cammerer director 511 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 600 IRVING TX 75062
Dominic Lavalle director 2741 WALNUT AVENUE SUITE 200 TUSTIN CA 92780
John R Mcpherson director 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242

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