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Fras-le (BSP:FRAS3) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.36 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fras-le Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Fras-le's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$348 Mil. Fras-le's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$909 Mil. Fras-le's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$921 Mil. Fras-le's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.36.

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 Fras-le's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:FRAS3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.29   Med: 2.25   Max: 3.34
Current: 1.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Fras-le was 3.34. The lowest was 1.29. And the median was 2.25.

BSP:FRAS3's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.13% of 1051 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.38 vs BSP:FRAS3: 1.29

Fras-le Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fras-le'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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Fras-le Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Fras-le 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 3.04 2.74 2.77 2.23 1.36

Fras-le Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.97 0.87 1.46 1.36

Competitive Comparison of Fras-le's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Fras-le'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.


Fras-le's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fras-le's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fras-le Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Fras-le'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
=(321.665 + 711.45) / 760.471
=1.36

Fras-le's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(347.678 + 908.596) / 921.464
=1.36

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Fras-le  (BSP:FRAS3) 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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Fras-le (BSP:FRAS3) Business Description

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Address
Rodovia Rs 122 - Km 660, 945 - Prédio Adm, Caxias Do Sul, RS, BRA, 95010550
Fras-le SA is engaged in manufacturing, marketing and import of components for brakes, couplings, transmissions, friction materials, resin-based products, auto parts, plastic artifacts and their derivative products. The company offers brake linings and pads for commercial vehicles; disc brake pads for hydraulic breaks for passenger and utility vehicles; brake linings and shoes for light vehicles; clutch facings for automotive vehicles; and motorcycle pads and shoes. It also provides aircraft pads; refitters; and pads and shoes for trains and subways, as well as universal flat sheets, molded and woven linings, and flexible molded blocks for industrial applications.

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