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Mondelez International (WBO:MDLZ) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Mondelez International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2,312 Mil. Mondelez International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €15,978 Mil. Mondelez International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €5,847 Mil. Mondelez International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.13.

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

WBO:MDLZ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.64   Med: 3.93   Max: 6.16
Current: 2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Mondelez International was 6.16. The lowest was 1.64. And the median was 3.93.

WBO:MDLZ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
55.45% of 1421 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs WBO:MDLZ: 2.61

Mondelez International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mondelez International'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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Mondelez International 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 3.78 4.17 3.42 4.92 2.61

Mondelez International 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 4.91 2.12 3.40 2.88 3.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Mondelez International'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.


Mondelez International Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Mondelez International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mondelez International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Mondelez International'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
=(2311.757 + 15977.808) / 7010.465
=2.61

Mondelez International'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
=(2311.757 + 15977.808) / 5846.792
=3.13

* 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.


Mondelez International  (WBO:MDLZ) 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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Mondelez International (WBO:MDLZ) Business Description

Address
905 West Fulton Market, Suite 200, Chicago, IL, USA, 60607
Mondelez has operated as an independent organization since its split from the former Kraft Foods North American grocery business in October 2012. The firm is a leading player in the global snack arena with a presence in the biscuit (50% of sales), chocolate (30%), gum/candy (11%), beverage (3%), and cheese and grocery (6%) aisles, as of the end of fiscal 2022. Mondelez's portfolio includes well-known brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Halls, and Cadbury, among others. The firm derives just shy of 40% of revenue from developing markets, about one third from Europe, and the remainder from North America.