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FuelCell Energy (XSWX:FCEL) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.03 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is FuelCell Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

FuelCell Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was CHF9.4 Mil. FuelCell Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was CHF108.7 Mil. FuelCell Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was CHF-115.0 Mil. FuelCell Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -1.03.

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

XSWX:FCEL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -1.96   Max: -0.49
Current: -1.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FuelCell Energy was -0.49. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -1.96.

XSWX:FCEL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2303 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs XSWX:FCEL: -1.45

FuelCell Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for FuelCell Energy'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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FuelCell Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

FuelCell Energy Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.06 -3.36 -1.33 -0.88 -1.86

FuelCell Energy Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -1.93 -1.01 -2.14 -1.71 -1.03

Competitive Comparison of FuelCell Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, FuelCell Energy'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.


FuelCell Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, FuelCell Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



FuelCell Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FuelCell Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(9.637 + 116.172) / -67.63
=-1.86

FuelCell Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(9.357 + 108.747) / -114.988
=-1.03

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


FuelCell Energy  (XSWX:FCEL) 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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FuelCell Energy (XSWX:FCEL) Business Description

Address
3 Great Pasture Road, Danbury, CT, USA, 06810
FuelCell Energy Inc is a fuel-cell power company. FuelCell designs manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and services fuel cell products and electrolysis platforms that decarbonize power and produce hydrogen. It serves various industries such as Industrial, Wastewater treatment, Commercial and Hospitality, Data centers and Communications, Education and Healthcare, and others. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by South Korea.