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American Campus Communities (American Campus Communities) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.98 (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is American Campus Communities Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

American Campus Communities's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $0 Mil. American Campus Communities's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $4,009 Mil. American Campus Communities's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $575 Mil. American Campus Communities's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 6.98.

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 American Campus Communities's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ACC's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 7.15
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

American Campus Communities Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Campus Communities'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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American Campus Communities Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

American Campus Communities Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.02 6.26 8.16 9.04 9.36

American Campus Communities Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 12.10 12.29 7.07 6.98 9.36

Competitive Comparison of American Campus Communities's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, American Campus Communities'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.


American Campus Communities's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, American Campus Communities's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



American Campus Communities Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

American Campus Communities'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
=(0 + 4006.336) / 428.035
=9.36

American Campus Communities's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 4008.523) / 574.692
=6.98

* 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 (Mar. 2022) EBITDA data.


American Campus Communities  (NYSE:ACC) 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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American Campus Communities (American Campus Communities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12700 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite T-200, Austin, TX, USA, 78738
American Campus Communities Inc or ACC, is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, management, and development of student housing properties near universities and colleges throughout the United States. The company segments its activities into Owned properties, On-campus participating properties, Development services, and Property management services. The vast majority of ACC's real estate portfolio is made up of wholly-owned properties in terms of total units. The company also derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from leasing its wholly-owned real estate assets to students through short-term leases. ACC is one of the owners of student housing properties in the U.S. in terms of the total number of beds owned.
Executives
John T Rippel director 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Bayless William C Jr director, officer: President & CEO 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD. SUITE T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Wilhelm James E Iii officer: EVP PublicPrivate Transactions 805 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY SUITE 400 AUSTIN TX 78746
Lonnie Marietta Ledbetter officer: EVP, Chief Purpose & Inclusion 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Cardenas Jorge De officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD STE T200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Hopke James Clarence Jr officer: EVP, Proj. Mgmt & Construction 805 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY SUITE 400 AUSTIN TX 78746
Alison Hill director 12700 HILL COUNTRY BOULEVARD SUITE T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Herman E Bulls director JONES LANG LASALLE, 1801 K STREET NW SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Craig Leupold director 12700 HILL COUNTRY BOULEVARD SUITE T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Oliver Luck director 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, STE T-200, AUSTIN TX 78738
Sublett Carla Pineyro director 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Mary Egan director 520 ZANG STREET, SUITE D, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Jennifer Beese officer: E.V.P, Operation & Leasing 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD SUITE T-200 AUSTIN TX 78738
Chandlee William Blakeley Iii director 2801 GREENLEE DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78703
Daniel Perry officer: Executive VP, Capital Markets 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE T-200 AUSTIN TX 78733