Willamette Valley Vineyards (Willamette Valley Vineyards) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 6.67 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

Willamette Valley Vineyards's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.15 Mil. Willamette Valley Vineyards's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.37 Mil. Willamette Valley Vineyards's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.52 Mil. Willamette Valley Vineyards's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.67.

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 Willamette Valley Vineyards's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WVVI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88 Med: 1.69 Max: 10.07
Current: 10.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Willamette Valley Vineyards was 10.07. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.69.

WVVI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
94.41% of 161 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs WVVI: 10.07

Willamette Valley Vineyards Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willamette Valley Vineyards'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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Willamette Valley Vineyards Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

2.21

1.75

2.25

9.17

10.07

Willamette Valley Vineyards 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																3.97	-37.87	4.68	9.71	6.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Willamette Valley Vineyards'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.

Willamette Valley Vineyards Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Willamette Valley Vineyards's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Willamette Valley Vineyards Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Willamette Valley Vineyards'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
	=	(5.152	+	18.365)	/	2.335
	=	10.07

Willamette Valley Vineyards'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
	=	(5.152	+	18.365)	/	3.524
	=	6.67

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.

Willamette Valley Vineyards (NAS:WVVI) 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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Willamette Valley Vineyards (Willamette Valley Vineyards) Business Description

Industry

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WVVIP.PFD:USA

Address

8800 Enchanted Way, South East, Turner, OR, USA, 97392

Website

https://www.wvv.com

Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc produces and sells premium, super-premium, and ultra-premium wines. The grapes are harvested, fermented, and made into wine at the company's Turner winery, and the wines are sold principally under its Willamette Valley Vineyards label and also under the Griffin Creek, Tualatin Estate, Pambrun, Maison Bleue, Natoma, Metis, and Elton labels. It operates under two operating segments, direct sales and distributor sales. Direct sales include retail sales in its tasting room and remote sites, wine club sales, online sales, on-site events, kitchen and catering sales, and other sales made directly to the consumer without the use of an intermediary. Distributor sales include all sales through a third party where prices are given at a wholesale rate.

Executives

James W Bernau	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	2545 CLOVERDALE RD SE, TURNER OR 97392
Sarah Alice Rose	director	6821 50TH AVE NE, SEATTLE WA 98115
Day Cara Pepper	director	1088 SW PRESTWICK CT., WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Stanley G Turel	director	604 SE 121ST AVE, C/O ARBOR PARK OFFICE, VANCOUVER WA 98683
John Alphonsus Ferry	officer: CFO	15830 FOREST RIDGE LANE NE, SILVERTON OR 97381
Leslie J Copland	director	2350 NW SAVIER STREET, UNIT 406, PORTLAND OR 97210
Goward Richard F. Jr.	officer: CFO	2623 ABBEY LN. SE, SALEM OR 97317
Heather Westing	director	25030 SW PARKWAY AVE, SUITE 300, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
James L Ellis	director	7850 SE KING ROAD, MILWAUKIE OR 97222
Craig Alan Smith	director	367 SANRODEE DR. SE, SALEM OR 97317
Jonathan J Ricci	director	C/O JONES SODA CO., 234 9TH AVE. N., SEATTLE WA 98109
O Brien Betty M	director	22500 INGRAM LANE NW, SALEM OR 97304
Christopher L Sarles	director	2185 SW WINCHESTER, PORTLAND OR 97225-4457
Chris Riccardi	10 percent owner	15 STEDMAN WAY, LOUDONVILLE NY 12211
Delna L. Jones	director	39692 CAMINO TEMPLADO, INDIO CA 92203