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AEP (American Electric Power Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.88 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is American Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

American Electric Power Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $3,853 Mil. American Electric Power Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $40,487 Mil. American Electric Power Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $6,446 Mil. American Electric Power Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 6.88.

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 American Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

AEP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.61   Med: 5.42   Max: 6.38
Current: 5.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of American Electric Power Co was 6.38. The lowest was 3.61. And the median was 5.42.

AEP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
71.49% of 449 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.8 vs AEP: 5.86

American Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Electric Power 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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American Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

American Electric Power 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 5.41 5.54 5.43 5.85 6.06

American Electric Power Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 6.47 4.73 6.69 5.36 6.88

Competitive Comparison of American Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, American Electric Power 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.


American Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



American Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

American Electric Power 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
=(5436.4 + 38172.1) / 7202.6
=6.05

American Electric Power Co'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
=(3852.7 + 40487.3) / 6446
=6.88

* 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.


American Electric Power Co  (NAS:AEP) 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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American Electric Power Co Business Description

Address
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215-2373
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Executives
Antonio P Smyth officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Greg B Hall officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Daniel G. Stoddard director 5000 DOMINION BOULEVARD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Kate Sturgess officer: Controller, CAO 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
David Matthew Feinberg officer: Senior Vice President C/O ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC., 800 CABIN HILL DRIVE, GREENSBURG PA 15601
Christian T Beam officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Nicholas K Akins officer: Executive Vice President AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Ann P Kelly officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Peggy Simmons officer: Executive Vice President 212 E 6TH ST, TULSA OK 74119
Raja Sundararajan officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Donna James director ONE MIRANOVA PLACE, SUITE 1040, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Therace Risch officer: Senior Vice President 6501 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Charles E Zebula officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Paul Iii Chodak officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Julia A Sloat officer: Executive VP, CFO 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215