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ABT (Abbott Laboratories) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.73 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Abbott Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Abbott Laboratories's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,615 Mil. Abbott Laboratories's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $13,139 Mil. Abbott Laboratories's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $8,544 Mil. Abbott Laboratories's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.73.

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 Abbott Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ABT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.46   Med: 2.05   Max: 6.88
Current: 1.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Abbott Laboratories was 6.88. The lowest was 1.46. And the median was 2.05.

ABT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
53.04% of 428 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs ABT: 1.58

Abbott Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abbott Laboratories'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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Abbott Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Abbott Laboratories 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 2.43 2.22 1.55 1.46 1.48

Abbott Laboratories Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.46 1.41 1.85 1.73 -

Competitive Comparison of Abbott Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Abbott Laboratories'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.


Abbott Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Abbott Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Abbott Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Abbott Laboratories'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
=(1080 + 14548) / 10544
=1.48

Abbott Laboratories's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1615 + 13139) / 8544
=1.73

* 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 (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


Abbott Laboratories  (NYSE:ABT) 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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Abbott Laboratories Business Description

Address
100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL, USA, 60064-6400
Abbott manufactures and markets cardiovascular and diabetes devices, adult and pediatric nutritional products, diagnostic equipment and testing kits, and branded generic drugs. Products include pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neuromodulation devices, coronary stents, catheters, infant formula, nutritional liquids for adults, continuous glucose monitors, and immunoassays and point-of-care diagnostic equipment. Abbott derives approximately 60% of sales outside the United States.
Executives
Robert B Ford officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, AP6A-2, D-032L, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Mccoy John A. Jr. officer: VICE PRESIDENT C/O ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Robert E Funck officer: Vice President, Controller 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, D-378, AP6D-2, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Lisa D Earnhardt officer: Executive Vice President 1555 ADAMS DRIVE, C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, AP6A-2, D-032L, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Mary K Moreland officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Hubert L Allen officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, AP6C-1N, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Louis H. Morrone officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Andrea F Wainer officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Daniel J Starks director ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST PAUL MN 55117
Michael F Roman director 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Patricia Paola Gonzalez director 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Philip P Boudreau officer: Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael O'grady director 50 S LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Gregory A Ahlberg officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064