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Pool (POOL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Pool Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Pool's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $127 Mil. Pool's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,237 Mil. Pool's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $359 Mil. Pool's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.80.

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

POOL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 1.62   Max: 1.95
Current: 1.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Pool was 1.95. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 1.62.

POOL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
58.59% of 128 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 2.075 vs POOL: 1.73

Pool Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Pool 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 1.86 1.26 1.66 1.56 1.73

Pool 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 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 3.56 2.64 1.09 1.63 3.80

Competitive Comparison of Pool's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Pool'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.


Pool's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Pool's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pool Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Pool'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
=(127.418 + 1237.066) / 786.707
=1.73

Pool'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
=(127.418 + 1237.066) / 358.816
=3.80

* 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.


Pool  (NAS:POOL) 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.


Pool Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Pool (POOL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, USA, 70433-5001
Pool Corp distributes swimming pool supplies and related products. It sells national-brand and private-label products to approximately 120000 customers. The products include non-discretionary pool-maintenance products, like chemicals and replacement parts, as well as pool equipment, like packaged pools (kits to build swimming pools), cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights. Customers include pool builders and remodelers, independent retail stores, and pool repair and service companies.
Executives
Kristopher Robert Neff officer: Vice President, Strategy & Cor 429 HAMPTON TERRACE, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Jennifer M Neil officer: Secretary SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Walker Saik officer: Corporate Controller 5202 CHESTNUT ST, NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Ilya Mihaly officer: Vice President - Operations & 10703 BEAGLE RUN PL, TAMPA FL 33626
James D Hope director 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Hart Melanie Housey officer: Chief Accounting Officer POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Carlos A. Sabater director 1140 ALFONSO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Peter D Arvan officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2537 ST. JAMES DRIVE, UNIT 507, SOUTHPORT NC 28461
Martha S Gervasi director 610 BOWSPRIT LANE, LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J director, officer: President/CEO
Robert C Sledd director 9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23235
Mark W Joslin officer: Chief Financial Officer SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
St Romain Kenneth G officer: Group Vice President POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
David B. Collier officer: VP OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN 720 EVENING STAR LN, CASTLE ROCK CO 80108
Arthur D Cook officer: Vice President

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