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WEC Energy Group (WEC Energy Group) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

WEC Energy Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,285 Mil. WEC Energy Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15,513 Mil. WEC Energy Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,032 Mil. WEC Energy Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.20.

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 WEC Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WEC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.24   Med: 4.83   Max: 5.33
Current: 5.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WEC Energy Group was 5.33. The lowest was 3.24. And the median was 4.83.

WEC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.48% of 460 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.515 vs WEC: 5.33

WEC Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for WEC Energy Group'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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WEC Energy Group 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 4.74 4.93 5.12 5.13 5.33

WEC Energy Group 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 5.80 4.22 5.44 5.18 6.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, WEC Energy Group'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.


WEC Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, WEC Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



WEC Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

WEC Energy Group'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
=(3285.1 + 15512.8) / 3527.4
=5.33

WEC Energy Group'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
=(3285.1 + 15512.8) / 3032.4
=6.20

* 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.


WEC Energy Group  (NYSE:WEC) 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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WEC Energy Group (WEC Energy Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
231 West Michigan Street, P.O. Box 1331, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53201
WEC Energy Group's electric and gas utility businesses serve electric and gas customers in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin service territories. The company also owns a 60% stake in American Transmission Co. WEC's asset mix is approximately 49% electric generation and distribution, 36% gas distribution, 10% electric transmission, and 5% unregulated renewable energy.
Executives
Ulice Jr Payne director MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Ave M Bie director 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Scott J Lauber officer: Vice President and Treasurer 231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Joshua M Erickson officer: VP and Deputy General Counsel 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Glen E Tellock director 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Mastoris officer: EVP-Cust. Svc. and Operations 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Robert M Garvin officer: Senior Vice President 231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Molly A Mulroy officer: EVP & Chief Admin Officer 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Anthony Reese officer: Vice President and Treasurer 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Tom Metcalfe officer: Exec. VP - Generation 231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Thomas K Lane director 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Cristina A Garcia-thomas director 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Charles R Matthews officer: President & CEO - PGL/NSG 231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Xia Liu officer: EVP and CFO ONE ENERGY PLACE, PENSACOLA FL 32520
Gale E Klappa director, officer: President 231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203

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