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Univar Solutions (Univar Solutions) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.05 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Univar Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Univar Solutions's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $49 Mil. Univar Solutions's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $2,409 Mil. Univar Solutions's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $806 Mil. Univar Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 3.05.

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

UNVR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.56   Med: 6.95   Max: 9.25
Current: 2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Univar Solutions was 9.25. The lowest was 2.56. And the median was 6.95.

UNVR's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 2.225 vs UNVR: 2.97

Univar Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Univar Solutions'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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Univar Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Univar Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.43 7.97 7.10 2.74 2.56

Univar Solutions Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 2.18 2.46 3.60 3.42 3.05

Competitive Comparison of Univar Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Univar Solutions'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.


Univar Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Univar Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Univar Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Univar Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(81.9 + 2591.3) / 1043.3
=2.56

Univar Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(49 + 2408.8) / 806.4
=3.05

* 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 (Jun. 2023) EBITDA data.


Univar Solutions  (NYSE:UNVR) 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.


Univar Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Univar Solutions (Univar Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL, USA, 60515
Univar Solutions Inc is distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals and ingredients, as well as a provider of value-added services, to customers across a wide range of diverse industries.. The company sells chemicals to a variety of end-users including customers in the food ingredients, beauty and personal care, pharmaceutical ingredients & finished products, CASE, chemical manufacturing, homecare and industrial cleaning and mining. The company organizes itself into four segments based on geography: the United States; Canada; Europe and the Middle East and Africa; and the rest of the world. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Varun Laroyia director 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
James B Holcomb officer: SVP, President North America 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Nicholas W Alexos officer: EVP, CFO C/O DENTSPLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Nicholas Powell officer: President, EMEA & APAC 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Pat Jerding officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Stephen D Newlin director 22 W FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Christopher D Pappas director C/O 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
David Jukes director, officer: President and CEO 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kelly O'hanlon officer: Principal Accounting Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Jennifer Mcintyre officer: SVP, Chief Integration Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Jonathan Webster officer: SVP, Chief Streamline Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Richard P Fox director
Noelle J Perkins officer: SVP, General Counsel Secretary 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE TX 60515
William S Stavropoulos director
Joan A. Braca director 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110