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Metcash (ASX:MTS) EV-to-EBITDA

: 9.12 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Metcash's enterprise value is A$5,645 Mil. Metcash's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was A$619 Mil. Therefore, Metcash's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 9.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for Metcash's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:MTS' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.42   Med: 8.27   Max: 141.54
Current: 9.13

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Metcash was 141.54. The lowest was -10.42. And the median was 8.27.

ASX:MTS's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
52% of 275 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.79 vs ASX:MTS: 9.13

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-19), Metcash's stock price is A$3.87. Metcash's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was A$0.282. Therefore, Metcash's PE Ratio for today is 13.72.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Metcash EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metcash's EV-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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Metcash Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.29 16.85 8.72 10.60 8.86

Metcash Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
EV-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 - 10.60 - 8.86 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Metcash's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Metcash EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Metcash's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metcash's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Metcash EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Metcash's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=5645.291/618.9
=9.12

Metcash's current Enterprise Value is A$5,645 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Metcash's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was A$619 Mil.

* 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.


Metcash  (ASX:MTS) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Metcash's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=3.87/0.282
=13.72

Metcash's share price for today is A$3.87.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Metcash's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was A$0.282.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Metcash (ASX:MTS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Thomas Holt Drive, Macquarie Park, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2113
Metcash is a wholesale distribution and marketing company specialising in food, liquor, and hardware. Centralised wholesale distribution enables retailers to gain access to the combined scale of many retailers to negotiate material volume discounts.The food segment distributes of a range of products and services to independent supermarket and convenience stores. The hardware segment distributes hardware products to independent retail outlets and operates company-owned stores. The liquor segment distributes liquor products to independent retailers and pubs.

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