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Becton, Dickinson and Co Debt-to-EBITDA

: 6.08 As of Mar. 2020
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Becton, Dickinson and Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $4,357 Mil. Becton, Dickinson and Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $16,809 Mil. Becton, Dickinson and Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $3,484 Mil. Becton, Dickinson and Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 6.08.

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.

NYSE:BDX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 3.32   Max: 7.3
Current: 5.55
0.81
7.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Becton, Dickinson and Co was 7.30. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 3.32.

NYSE:BDX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked lower than
85% of the 322 Companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.

( Industry Median: 1.80 vs. NYSE:BDX: 5.55 )

Becton, Dickinson and Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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Becton, Dickinson and Co Annual Data
Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19
Debt-to-EBITDA Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.41 4.48 7.30 5.57 4.77

Becton, Dickinson and Co Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.99 4.24 7.01 4.58 6.08
Competitive Comparison
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Becton, Dickinson and Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

* The bar in red indicates where Becton, Dickinson and Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


Becton, Dickinson and Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Becton, Dickinson and Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1309 + 18081) / 4068
=4.77

Becton, Dickinson and Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4357 + 16809) / 3484
=6.08

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's 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. 2020) EBITDA data.

Becton, Dickinson and Co  (NYSE:BDX) 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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