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Global Industrial Co (Global Industrial Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.03 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Global Industrial Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14 Mil. Global Industrial Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $81 Mil. Global Industrial Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $92 Mil. Global Industrial Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.03.

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 Global Industrial Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

GIC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.93   Max: 0.99
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Global Industrial Co was 0.99. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.93.

GIC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
75.78% of 128 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 2.075 vs GIC: 0.93

Global Industrial Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Industrial Co'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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Global Industrial Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 0.99 0.91 0.94 0.93

Global Industrial Co 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 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 1.38 1.30 1.16 0.81 1.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Global Industrial Co'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.


Global Industrial Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Global Industrial Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Global Industrial Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Global Industrial Co'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
=(14.1 + 81.4) / 102.7
=0.93

Global Industrial Co'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
=(14.1 + 81.4) / 92.4
=1.03

* 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.


Global Industrial Co  (NYSE:GIC) 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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Global Industrial Co (Global Industrial Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY, USA, 11050
Global Industrial Co is a value-added industrial distributor. It distributes a wide range of industrial and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products to customers across North America, including storage and shelving, safety and security, carts and trucks, HVAC and fans, furniture and decor, material handling, janitorial and facility maintenance, workbenches and shop desks, tools and instruments, plumbing and pumps, office and school supplies, packaging and shipping, lighting and electrical, food service and retail, medical and laboratory, motors and power transmission, building supplies, machining, fasteners and hardware, vehicle maintenance, and raw materials.
Executives
Thomas Axmacher officer: VP-Controller (CAO) C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Thomas Suozzi director C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Robert Leeds 2008 Family Trust 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Bruce Leeds director, officer: V. Chmn & Pres of Int. Op. C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Richard Leeds director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O SYSTEMAX INC., 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Robert Leeds director, officer: V. Chmn & Pres. of Dom. Op. C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Barry Litwin director C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Storch Adina officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Donna Fielding officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Christopher Longhito officer: SVP, Operations C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Alex Tomey officer: SVP & Chief Merchandising OFC C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Manoj Shetty officer: SVP & Chief Info Officer C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Robert Dooley officer: Sr. Vice President C/O SYSTEMAX INC., 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Klaus Werner officer: SVP & Chief Marketing Officer C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Claudia Hughes officer: SVP & Chief Sales Officer C/O GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050