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Polaris (Polaris) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.40 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Polaris Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Polaris's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $84 Mil. Polaris's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,129 Mil. Polaris's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $410 Mil. Polaris's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.40.

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

PII' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 2.09   Max: 3.37
Current: 2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Polaris was 3.37. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 2.09.

PII's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
52.79% of 1038 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs PII: 2.54

Polaris Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polaris'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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Polaris Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Polaris 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 2.51 3.37 2.13 2.04 2.04

Polaris Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.35 2.08 2.09 2.28 5.40

Competitive Comparison of Polaris's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, Polaris'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.


Polaris's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Polaris's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Polaris Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Polaris'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
=(83.5 + 1969.5) / 1004.3
=2.04

Polaris's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(84 + 2128.8) / 410
=5.40

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Polaris  (NYSE:PII) 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.


Polaris Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Polaris (Polaris) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2100 Highway 55, Medina, MN, USA, 55340
Polaris designs and manufactures off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles for recreational and utility purposes, snowmobiles, and on-road vehicles, including motorcycles, along with the related replacement parts, garments, and accessories. The firm entered the marine market after acquiring Boat Holdings in 2018, offering exposure to new segments of the outdoor lifestyle market. Polaris products retailed through more than 2,500 dealers in North America and through 1,500 international dealers as well as more than 25 subsidiaries and 90 distributors in more than 100 countries outside North America at the end of 2022.
Executives
Robert Paul Mack officer: CFO, EVP-Corp Dev Pres-GAM 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Kevin M Farr director MATTEL, INC., 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD, M1-1518, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Stephen L. Eastman officer: President - PG&A 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Michael T Speetzen officer: CEO XYLEM INC., 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE N200, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Michael D. Dougherty officer: President-Motorcycles & Int'l 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Dougherty Lucy Clark officer: SVP-Gen Counsel & Secretary 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
James P Williams officer: SVP-CHRO 600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Benjamin D Duke officer: President-Marine 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Kenneth Pucel officer: EVP, Global Ops & CTO 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Steven Menneto officer: President-ORV 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Jacob Vogel officer: President-Boats 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Darryl R. Jackson director 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Scott W. Wine officer: Chief Executive Officer 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Christopher Musso officer: President-ORV 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Annette K Clayton director 11384 BAYBERRY DRIVE, ROMEO MI 48065