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Church & Dwight Co (XSWX:CHD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.14 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Church & Dwight Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF176 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,904 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF970 Mil. Church & Dwight Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.14.

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 Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:CHD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33   Med: 1.9   Max: 3.21
Current: 1.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Church & Dwight Co was 3.21. The lowest was 1.33. And the median was 1.90.

XSWX:CHD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
54.13% of 1428 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.145 vs XSWX:CHD: 1.85

Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Church & Dwight Co'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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Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Church & Dwight Co 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 2.02 1.77 1.96 3.21 1.85

Church & Dwight Co 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 -4.93 1.72 1.70 1.90 2.14

Competitive Comparison of Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Church & Dwight Co'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.


Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Church & Dwight Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Church & Dwight Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Church & Dwight Co'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
=(176.246 + 1904.463) / 1127.267
=1.85

Church & Dwight Co'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
=(176.246 + 1904.463) / 970.304
=2.14

* 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.


Church & Dwight Co  (XSWX:CHD) 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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Church & Dwight Co (XSWX:CHD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, NJ, USA, 08628
Church & Dwight is the leading global producer of baking soda. Beyond baking soda, the products in its portfolio have vast category reach, including laundry products, cat litter, oral care, deodorant, and nasal care, all sold under the Arm & Hammer brand. Its mix also includes Xtra, Trojan, OxiClean, First Response, Nair, L'il Critters/Vitafusion, Orajel, and WaterPik, which together with Arm & Hammer constitute more than 80% of its annual sales and profits. In early 2019, the firm announced the addition of Flawless, which manufactures electric shaving products for women. At the end of 2020, the firm acquired Zicam, a leading brand in the cough/cold-shortening category. Church & Dwight derives more than 80% of its sales from its home market in the U.S.