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Noodles (Noodles) Debt-to-EBITDA : 25.57 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Noodles Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Noodles's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.4 Mil. Noodles's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $266.5 Mil. Noodles's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.7 Mil. Noodles's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.57.

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

NDLS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.24   Med: 9.47   Max: 166.92
Current: 13.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Noodles was 166.92. The lowest was -6.24. And the median was 9.47.

NDLS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
93.41% of 273 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs NDLS: 13.74

Noodles Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Noodles Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.81 166.92 8.87 11.77 13.74

Noodles 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 8.47 16.69 11.43 8.26 25.57

Competitive Comparison of Noodles's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, Noodles'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.


Noodles's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Noodles's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Noodles Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Noodles'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
=(32.441 + 266.503) / 21.763
=13.74

Noodles'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
=(32.441 + 266.503) / 11.692
=25.57

* 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.


Noodles  (NAS:NDLS) 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.


Noodles Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Noodles (Noodles) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
520 Zang Street, Suite D, Broomfield, CO, USA, 80021
Noodles & Co is a restaurant concept offering lunch and dinner within the fast-casual segment of the restaurant industry. The company's menu includes a variety of cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, soups, salads and appetizers. The company also provides dining, pick-up and delivery services.
Executives
Michael Hynes officer: Chief Financial Officer 520 ZANG ST., UNIT D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Kline Corey officer: EVP - Technology 520 ZANG ST., UNIT D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Thomas B West officer: EVP - Operations 520 ZANG STREET, SUITE D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Mill Road Capital Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O MILL ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 328 PEMBERWICK ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Melissa Heidman officer: EVP & General Counsel 520 ZANG STREET, UNIT D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Kathryn Rae Lockhart officer: Vice President & Controller 520 ZANG STREET, SUITE D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Mill Road Capital Iii Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O MILL ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 328 PEMBERWICK ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Jeffrey W Jones director P O BOX 7, VAIL CO 81658
Shawn A Taylor director 4931 MENO PARK DRIVE, SUGARLAND TX 77479
Mill Road Capital Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 382 GREENWICH AVE., SUITE ONE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Sue Petersen officer: EVP-Inclusion, Divers, People 520 ZANG ST., UNIT D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
David James Boennighausen officer: Chief Financial Officer 520 ZANG STREET, SUITE D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Catterton-noodles Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 599 W PUTNAM AVE, STE 200, GREENWICH CT 06831
Carl E Lukach officer: Chief Financial Officer 520 ZANG ST., UNIT D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Stacey Pool officer: Chief Marketing Officer 520 ZANG ST., UNIT D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021

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