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Upbound Group (Upbound Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.02 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Upbound Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Upbound Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Upbound Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,600 Mil. Upbound Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,577 Mil. Upbound Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.01.

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

UPBD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.57   Med: 1.07   Max: 1.13
Current: 1.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Upbound Group was 1.13. The lowest was -4.57. And the median was 1.07.

UPBD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.09% of 1599 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs UPBD: 1.10

Upbound Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Upbound Group'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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Upbound Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Upbound Group 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 0.55 0.51 1.13 1.11 1.10

Upbound Group 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 1.15 1.43 0.96 1.01 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Upbound Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, Upbound Group'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.


Upbound Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Upbound Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Upbound Group'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
=(0 + 1600.062) / 1460.336
=1.10

Upbound Group'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
=(0 + 1600.062) / 1577.052
=1.01

* 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.


Upbound Group  (NAS:UPBD) 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.


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Upbound Group (Upbound Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5501 Headquarters Drive, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
Upbound Group Inc is an omnichannel platform company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. It has four operating segments; The Rent-A-Center Business segment operates lease-to-own stores, the Acima segment, offers the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for financing from the traditional retailer, and also offers the lease-to-own transaction through virtual offering solutions across e-commerce, digital, and mobile channels, Mexico segment offers lease-to-own stores in Mexico. The franchising segment offers the sale of rental merchandise to its franchisees. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Acima segment.
Executives
Jeffrey J Brown other: See Footnote 1 19900 MACARTHUR BLVD, SUITE 570, IRVINE CA 92612
Tyler Montrone officer: EVP, Acima 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Anthony J Blasquez officer: EVP, Operations 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Sudeep Gautam officer: EVP, Chief Tech & Digital Off 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Fahmi Karam officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Aaron R Allred officer: EVP, Acima 3 DAWN HILL DR, SANDY UT 84092
Mitchell E Fadel other: See Footnote 1 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Jen You director 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Christopher B. Hetrick other: See Footnote 1 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 250, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Transient C Taylor officer: EVP, Human Resources 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Maureen B Short officer: CFO 5501 HEADQUARTERS DR, PLANO TX 75024
Ann L Davids officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Catherine M Skula officer: EVP, Franchising 5501 HEADQUARTERS DR, C/O RENT-A-CENTER, INC., PLANO TX 75024
Brinson Caleb Silver director C/O RENT-A-CENTER, INC., 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Harold G Lewis director 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024