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Lojas Americanas (Lojas Americanas) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.60 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Lojas Americanas Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lojas Americanas's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $816 Mil. Lojas Americanas's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $2,314 Mil. Lojas Americanas's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $680 Mil. Lojas Americanas's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 4.60.

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

LOAMF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.59   Med: 4.31   Max: 6.67
Current: 4.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lojas Americanas was 6.67. The lowest was 3.59. And the median was 4.31.

LOAMF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.685 vs LOAMF: 4.28

Lojas Americanas Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lojas Americanas'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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Lojas Americanas Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lojas Americanas Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.77 5.14 4.57 4.30 6.67

Lojas Americanas Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 4.70 3.93 9.28 4.28 4.60

Competitive Comparison of Lojas Americanas's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Department Stores subindustry, Lojas Americanas'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.


Lojas Americanas's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Lojas Americanas Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lojas Americanas's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(539.563 + 3738.382) / 641.576
=6.67

Lojas Americanas's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(815.755 + 2313.865) / 679.856
=4.60

* 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 (Sep. 2021) EBITDA data.


Lojas Americanas  (OTCPK:LOAMF) 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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Lojas Americanas (Lojas Americanas) Business Description

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Address
Rua Sacadura Cabral 102, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20081-902
Lojas Americanas SA is a Brazilian retail chain involved in operating department stores. The business is divided into three segments: physical commerce, which sells retail goods through Lojas Americanas and Express stores; electronic commerce, which sells electronic goods; and other, which is engaged in various other activities. The company operates under two brands: Lojas Americanas and Express.

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