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PAE (GRSHU) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.60 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is PAE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

PAE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $54.24 Mil. PAE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $1,015.30 Mil. PAE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $232.34 Mil. PAE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 4.60.

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

GRSHU' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.1   Med: 9.88   Max: 12.57
Current: 6.1

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of PAE was 12.57. The lowest was 6.10. And the median was 9.88.

GRSHU's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.85 vs GRSHU: 6.10

PAE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

PAE Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A - 12.57 7.20

PAE Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 4.39 8.91 6.27 5.83 4.60

Competitive Comparison of PAE's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, PAE'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.


PAE's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



PAE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

PAE's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(52.717 + 1005.875) / 147.049
=7.20

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(54.241 + 1015.296) / 232.344
=4.60

* 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 (Sep. 2021) EBITDA data.


PAE  (NAS:GRSHU) 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.


PAE Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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PAE (GRSHU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
7799 Leesburg Pike, Suite 300 North, Falls Church, VA, USA, 22043
PAE Inc provides services and support to the U.S government. Its services include operational support, analysis and training, intelligence analysis support, infrastructure operations, management and maintenance, logistics and material support, security, maintenance repair and overhaul and information optimization. It operates through two primary segments Global Mission Services and National Security Solutions.
Executives
Clinton Bickett officer: Interim President, GMS PAE INCORPORATED 7799 LEESBURG PIKE, SUITE 300 NORTH FALLS CHURCH VA 22043
Delara Zarrabi director 7799 LEESBURG PIKE SUITE 300 NORTH FALLS CHURCH VA 22043
Mary M. Jackson director 7799 LEESBURG PIKE, SUITE 300 NORTH, FALLS CHURCH VA 22043
Charles Peiffer officer: EVP & CFO
Gores Sponsor Iii Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O THE GORES GROUP 9800 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
John E. Heller director, officer: President & CEO 3750 CENTERVIEW DRIVE CHANTILLY VA 20151
Cobb Paul W, Jr. officer: EVP & GC C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Munchel Patricia M.c. officer: EVP & CHRO C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Charles D. Anderson officer: VP, GMS C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
John P. Hendrickson director C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Capital Partners-a Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Capital Partners-c Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Louis Samson director C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Capital Partners-b Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Capital Shay Partners I, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210