Fresh Del Monte Produce (Fresh Del Monte Produce) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -1.67 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

Fresh Del Monte Produce's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $50 Mil. Fresh Del Monte Produce's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $548 Mil. Fresh Del Monte Produce's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-359 Mil. Fresh Del Monte Produce's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.67.

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 Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FDP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73 Med: 3.27 Max: 5.37
Current: 4.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Fresh Del Monte Produce was 5.37. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 3.27.

FDP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
74.58% of 1416 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.135 vs FDP: 4.77

Fresh Del Monte Produce Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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* 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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Fresh Del Monte Produce Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

3.39

4.10

3.53

3.14

4.77

Fresh Del Monte Produce 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																3.36	1.94	1.74	3.76	-1.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Fresh Del Monte Produce'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.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Fresh Del Monte Produce'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
	=	(50	+	548.2)	/	125.4
	=	4.77

Fresh Del Monte Produce'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
	=	(50	+	548.2)	/	-359.2
	=	-1.67

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.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) 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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Fresh Del Monte Produce (Fresh Del Monte Produce) Business Description

Industry

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Address

87 Mary Street, George Town, P.O. Box 698, 4th Floor, Apollo House, c/o H&C Corporate Services Ltd, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1107

Website

https://www.freshdelmonte.com

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc is an integrated producer, marketer & distributor of high-quality & fresh-cut fruit & vegetables. It operates in three segments, Fresh and value-added products segment, which includes pineapples, fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables, melons, vegetables, non-tropical fruit, other fruit and vegetables, avocados, and prepared foods, Banana segment & Other products and services segment, including the third-party freight & logistic services business & the Jordanian poultry and meats business. The majority is from the Fresh and value-added products segment. Geographically, it operates in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Other, out of which the highest is from North America.

Executives

Jesus Rodriguez Calvo	officer: SVP, NA Sales & Marketing	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC, P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Tarek Ahmad Betti	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Michael J Berthelot	director	P O BOX 7277, RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067
Mohammed Abbas	officer: V.P. Middle East and N. Africa	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Monica Vicente	officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Effie D Silva	officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Reyes Jorge Pelaez	officer: VP, Central America	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Sergio Mancilla	officer: VP South America	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Hans Sauter	officer: SVP, R&D and Agriculture	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.,, PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Ziad Nabulsi	officer: SVP, North American Operations	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC, P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Helmuth Lutty	officer: SVP, Shipping Operations	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Gianpaolo Renino	officer: V.P. Europe and Africa	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE, INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Mohammad Abu-ghazaleh	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114-9222
Eduardo Guarita Bezerra	officer: SVP and CFO	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Marlene Gordon	officer: SVP, General Counsel	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.,, PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134