Murphy USA (Murphy USA) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 2.05 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

Murphy USA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $37 Mil. Murphy USA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,235 Mil. Murphy USA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,109 Mil. Murphy USA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.05.

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

MUSA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07 Med: 1.89 Max: 2.75
Current: 2.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Murphy USA was 2.75. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 1.89.

MUSA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
58.35% of 838 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs MUSA: 2.14

Murphy USA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Murphy USA'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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Murphy USA Annual Data

Trend

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

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2.54

1.59

2.75

1.91

2.14

Murphy USA 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															2.46	2.55	2.17	1.84	2.05

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Murphy USA'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.

Murphy USA Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Murphy USA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Murphy USA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Murphy USA'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
	=	(37.1	+	2235)	/	1061.6
	=	2.14

Murphy USA'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
	=	(37.1	+	2235)	/	1109.2
	=	2.05

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.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) 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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Murphy USA (Murphy USA) Business Description

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Address

200 Peach Street, El Dorado, AR, USA, 71730-5836

Website

https://www.murphyusa.com

Murphy USA Inc is an American retailer of gasoline products and convenience-store merchandise operating in the United States. The stores are 100% company-operated and 90% company-owned; most are adjacent to Walmart stores. The business also contains product supply and wholesale assets, such as product distribution terminals and pipelines. Murphy is positioned in the market as a low-price, high-volume fuel retailer selling through low-cost kiosks and small stores. The stores adjacent to Walmart offer a discount program. The amount of the discount offered can vary based on many factors, including state laws.

Executives

Renee M Bacon	officer: SVP, Sales & Ops	200 PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR 71730
Jennifer Bridges	officer: SVP, Asset Development	200 E. PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR 71730
Robert J Chumley	officer: Senior Vice President	200 PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR 71730
Robert Madison Murphy	director	200 NORTH JEFFERSON SUITE 400, EL DODRADO AR 71730
R Andrew Clyde	director, officer: President & CEO	200 PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR 71730
Christopher A Click	officer: SVP, Strategy & Development	200 PEACH ST, EL DORADO AR 71731
Jeanne Linder Phillips	director	5421 DRANE DR., DALLAS TX 75201
Smith Donald R Jr	officer: Vice President & Controller	200 PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR 71730
Malynda K West	officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer	200 PEACH STREET, PO BOX 7000, EL DORADO AR 71730
Terry P. Hatten	officer: SVP	6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD, STE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Rosemary Turner	director	1500 SOLANA BLVD., WESTLAKE TX 76262
David Goebel	director	C/O APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC., 4551 W 107TH STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207
Blake Segal	officer: SVP, QuickChek	200 E. PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR 71730
John A Moore	officer: SVP & Secretary	200 PEACH ST., P.O. BOX 7000, EL DORADO AR 71730
Claiborne P Deming	director	ENTERGY CORP, PO BOX 61000, NEW ORLEANS LA 70161