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BT Brands (BT Brands) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BT Brands Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

BT Brands's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.52 Mil. BT Brands's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.87 Mil. BT Brands's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.68 Mil. BT Brands's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.61.

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 BT Brands's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BTBD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -31.66   Med: -5.29   Max: 8.59
Current: -13.01

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of BT Brands was 8.59. The lowest was -31.66. And the median was -5.29.

BTBD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 275 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs BTBD: -13.01

BT Brands Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for BT Brands'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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BT Brands Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

BT Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -23.64 2.47 2.47 -31.66 -13.05

BT Brands Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.63 66.88 -16.14 8.08 -2.61

Competitive Comparison of BT Brands's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, BT Brands'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.


BT Brands's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, BT Brands's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



BT Brands Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

BT Brands'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
=(0.515 + 3.87) / -0.336
=-13.05

BT Brands's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(0.515 + 3.87) / -1.68
=-2.61

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


BT Brands  (NAS:BTBD) 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.


BT Brands Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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BT Brands (BT Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
405 Main Avenue West, Suite 2D, West Fargo, ND, USA, 58078
BT Brands Inc operates and owns a fast-food restaurant called Burger Time. The company also operates in Minnesota as a franchisee of Dairy Queen. It offers a variety of burgers and other affordably priced foods such as chicken sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken chunks, side dishes, and soft drinks.
Executives
Gary Copperud director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 405 WEST MAIN STREET, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Allan D Anderson director 950 BLUFF CIRCLE NORTH, CHASKA MN 55318
Terri Tochihara-dirks director 405 WEST MAIN AVENUE, SUITE 20, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Steven W Schussler director 720 S FIFTH STREET, HOPKINS MN 55343
Jeffrey A Zinnecker director, 10 percent owner 405 WEST MAIN STREET, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Kenneth William Brimmer director, officer: Chief Operating Officer SUITE 102, 10501 WAYZATA BLVD., MINNETONKA MN 55305
Sally Copperud 10 percent owner 405 WEST MAIN, WEST FARGO ND 58078