SunPower (SunPower) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -1.04 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

SunPower's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $356 Mil. SunPower's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $24 Mil. SunPower's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-363 Mil. SunPower's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.04.

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

SPWR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -29.3 Med: -0.65 Max: 14.42
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SunPower was 14.42. The lowest was -29.30. And the median was -0.65.

SPWR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 710 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs SPWR: -2.56

SunPower Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for SunPower's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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SunPower Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

3.19

0.95

14.42

4.01

-2.56

SunPower 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																7.68	-2.73	-10.51	-5.25	-1.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Solar subindustry, SunPower'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.

SunPower Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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

SunPower Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

SunPower'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
	=	(355.508	+	23.868)	/	-147.964
	=	-2.56

SunPower'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
	=	(355.508	+	23.868)	/	-363.496
	=	-1.04

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.

SunPower (NAS:SPWR) 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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SunPower (SunPower) Business Description

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Address

51 Rio Robles, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134

Website

https://www.sunpower.com

SunPower is a leading solar technology and energy services provider that offers fully integrated solar, storage, and home energy solutions to customers primarily in the United States and Canada through an array of hardware, software, and financing options and smart energy solutions. The company's sales channels include a network of both installing and noninstalling dealers and resellers that operate in residential and commercial markets as well as a group of in-house sales teams in each segment engaged in direct sales to end customers.

Executives

Elizabeth Lynne Eby	officer: EVP, CFO	1414 HARBOUR WAY SOUTH, SUITE 1901, RICHMOND CA 94804
Jennifer Johnston	officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer	1414 HARBOUR WAY SOUTH, SUITE 1901, RICHMOND CA 94804
Audrey Zibelman	director	1414 HARBOUR WAY SOUTH, SUITE 1901, RICHMOND CA 94804
Steve Louden	director	C/O ROKU, INC., 150 WINCHESTER CIRCLE, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Vichheka Heang	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	77 RIO ROBLES, C/O SUNPOWER CORPORATION, SAN JOSE CA 95134
June Sauvaget	officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	1414 HARBOUR WAY SOUTH, SUITE 1901, RICHMOND CA 94804
Eileen Evans	officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Nathaniel Anschuetz	director	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Jonathan Bram	director	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Guthrie Dundas	officer: Interim CFO	1414 HARBOUR WAY SOUTH, SUITE 1901, RICHMOND CA 94804
Gip Iii Sol Holdings, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Global Infrastructure Investors Iii, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Global Infrastructure Gp Iii, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Gip Iii Sol Acquisition, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Totalenergies Gestion Usa Sarl	10 percent owner	LA DEFENSE 6 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, COURBEVOIE, HAUTS-DE-SEINE I0 92400