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Intertek Group (FRA:IT1) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.49 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Intertek Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Intertek Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €193 Mil. Intertek Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €1,219 Mil. Intertek Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €947 Mil. Intertek Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.49.

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 Intertek Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:IT1' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.26   Med: 1.8   Max: 2.05
Current: 1.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Intertek Group was 2.05. The lowest was -5.26. And the median was 1.80.

FRA:IT1's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
53.43% of 831 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.93 vs FRA:IT1: 1.66

Intertek Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Intertek Group'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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Intertek Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Intertek Group 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 1.62 1.48 2.02 2.05 1.80

Intertek Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 1.47 2.40 1.62 2.05 1.49

Competitive Comparison of Intertek Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Intertek Group'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.


Intertek Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Intertek Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Intertek Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Intertek Group'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
=(193.499 + 1219.146) / 784.906
=1.80

Intertek Group'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
=(193.499 + 1219.146) / 947.412
=1.49

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Intertek Group  (FRA:IT1) 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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Intertek Group (FRA:IT1) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
33 Cavendish Square, London, GBR, W1G 0PS
FTSE 100 firm Intertek is one of the largest and oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products and materials, inspecting sites/industrial equipment, and certifying products and systems to ensure global/company standards. Intertek is one of only four TIC companies that operate globally across numerous industries. The firm listed in 2002, following a divestment by Charterhouse. It employs almost 44,000 people worldwide.

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