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Openlane (Openlane) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Openlane Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Openlane's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $155 Mil. Openlane's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $273 Mil. Openlane's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $343 Mil. Openlane's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.25.

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

KAR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.22   Med: 4.14   Max: 12.88
Current: 3.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Openlane was 12.88. The lowest was 2.22. And the median was 4.14.

KAR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
69.33% of 1037 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs KAR: 3.86

Openlane Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Openlane'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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Openlane Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Openlane Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.42 12.88 7.82 2.22 3.86

Openlane 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 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 1.20 1.57 -0.79 0.87 1.25

Competitive Comparison of Openlane's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Openlane'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.


Openlane's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Openlane's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Openlane Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Openlane'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
=(154.6 + 272.8) / 110.8
=3.86

Openlane'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
=(154.6 + 272.8) / 343.2
=1.25

* 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.


Openlane  (NYSE:KAR) 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.


Openlane Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Openlane (Openlane) Business Description

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Address
11299 N. Illinois Street, Carmel, IN, USA, 46032
Openlane Inc offers a digital marketplace for used vehicles. The services comprise financing, repossessions, repairs, transportation, warranty, and inventory services. It operates used-vehicle auctions and offers complete online services for all parties involved. The company has two operating segments which include Marketplace and Finance, of which it generates the majority of the revenue from the Marketplace segment.
Executives
Brad S. Lakhia officer: EVP & CFO 19100 RIDGEWOOD PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Michael T. Kestner director 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD., CARMEL IN 46032
J Mark Howell director C/O ANGIE'S LIST, INC., 1030 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46202
James P Hallett officer: CEO
Kelly Peter officer: Pres. & CEO, OPENLANE C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC., 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Srisu Subrahmanyam officer: Pres KAR Svcs Group, EVP Ops 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
James P Coyle officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Justin T. Davis officer: President of BacklotCars 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Scott A Anderson officer: Chief Accounting Officer 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Mary Ellen Smith director 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
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Roy Mackenzie director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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