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Marathon Oil (Marathon Oil) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Marathon Oil Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Marathon Oil's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,050 Mil. Marathon Oil's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,378 Mil. Marathon Oil's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,960 Mil. Marathon Oil's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.09.

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

MRO' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03   Med: 1.6   Max: 11.87
Current: 1.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Marathon Oil was 11.87. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 1.60.

MRO's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.09% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs MRO: 1.22

Marathon Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marathon Oil'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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Marathon Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Marathon Oil 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 1.79 4.78 1.21 1.03 1.22

Marathon Oil 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 0.94 1.43 1.48 1.18 1.09

Competitive Comparison of Marathon Oil's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Marathon Oil'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.


Marathon Oil's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Marathon Oil's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Marathon Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Marathon Oil'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
=(2050 + 3378) / 4465
=1.22

Marathon Oil'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
=(2050 + 3378) / 4960
=1.09

* 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.


Marathon Oil  (NYSE:MRO) 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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Marathon Oil (Marathon Oil) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
990 Town and Country Boulevard, Houston, TX, USA, 77024-2217
Marathon is an independent exploration and production company primarily focusing on unconventional resources in the United States. At the end of 2022, the company reported net proved reserves of 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 343 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022 at a ratio of 70% oil and NGLs and 30% natural gas.
Executives
Dane E Whitehead officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Michael A Henderson officer: Senior VP, Operations C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Patrick Wagner officer: See Remarks 1401 MC KINNEY ST., SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77010
Lee M Tillman director, officer: President and CEO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST., HOUSTON TX 77056
Rob L. White officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 990 TOWN & COUNTRY BOULEVARD, HOUSTON TX 77024
Shawn D. Williams director 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mark A Mccollum director 3000 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., HOUSTON TX 77002
Kimberly O. Warnica officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 505 TRAILS END, HOUSTON TX 77024
Gary Eugene Wilson officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST., HOUSTON TX 77056
Holli C. Ladhani director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Brent J Smolik director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
James Kent Wells director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800, DENVER CO 80203-4535
Jason Few director 2201 COLQUITT STREET, HOUSTON TX 77098
Thomas Mitchell Little officer: Executive VP - Operations C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
M Elise Hyland director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222

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