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Goodfellow (TSX:GDL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.88 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Goodfellow Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Goodfellow's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$15.7 Mil. Goodfellow's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$7.9 Mil. Goodfellow's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$8.2 Mil. Goodfellow's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 2.88.

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

TSX:GDL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.39   Med: 2.24   Max: 14.46
Current: 0.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Goodfellow was 14.46. The lowest was -9.39. And the median was 2.24.

TSX:GDL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
79.45% of 219 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.18 vs TSX:GDL: 0.78

Goodfellow Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Goodfellow Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.16 1.63 0.41 0.32 0.44

Goodfellow Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 4.45 1.03 0.31 0.66 2.88

Competitive Comparison of Goodfellow's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Goodfellow'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.


Goodfellow's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Goodfellow's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Goodfellow Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Goodfellow's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.732 + 8.497) / 30.127
=0.44

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15.73 + 7.878) / 8.188
=2.88

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Goodfellow  (TSX:GDL) 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.


Goodfellow Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Goodfellow (TSX:GDL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
225 Goodfellow Street, Delson, QC, CAN, J5B 1V5
Goodfellow Inc is engaged in various business activities related to remanufacturing and distribution of lumber and wood products. The Company manages its operations under one operating segment i.e. sale of Lumber, Specialty and commodity panels, Flooring and Building materials. Majority of company's revenue is generated from sale of Lumber. The company operates in Canada and The United States; majority revenue is generated from Canada.