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Element Fleet Management (TSX:EFN.PR.A.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Element Fleet Management's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00 Mil. Element Fleet Management's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$10,772.15 Mil. Element Fleet Management's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1,400.54 Mil. Element Fleet Management's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.69.

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 Element Fleet Management's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:EFN.PR.A.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.8   Med: 19.98   Max: 82.91
Current: 7.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Element Fleet Management was 82.91. The lowest was 7.80. And the median was 19.98.

TSX:EFN.PR.A.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.09% of 823 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs TSX:EFN.PR.A.PFD: 7.87

Element Fleet Management Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Element Fleet Management'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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Element Fleet Management 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 18.91 11.79 8.23 7.80 7.87

Element Fleet Management 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 7.67 7.79 7.44 7.20 7.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Element Fleet Management'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.


Element Fleet Management Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Element Fleet Management's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Element Fleet Management Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Element Fleet Management'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
=(0 + 10772.145) / 1369.272
=7.87

Element Fleet Management'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
=(0 + 10772.145) / 1400.54
=7.69

* 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.


Element Fleet Management  (TSX:EFN.PR.A.PFD) 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.


Element Fleet Management Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Element Fleet Management (TSX:EFN.PR.A.PFD) Business Description

Address
161 Bay Street, Suite 3600, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2S1
Element Fleet Management Corp is a fleet management company, providing services and financings for commercial vehicle and equipment fleets. The company operates in U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.

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