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Gogo (GOGO) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.93 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Gogo Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Gogo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $17.8 Mil. Gogo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $654.5 Mil. Gogo's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $75.3 Mil. Gogo's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 8.93.

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

GOGO' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.94   Med: 16.09   Max: 31.84
Current: 4.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Gogo was 31.84. The lowest was 3.94. And the median was 16.09.

GOGO's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.28% of 312 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.25 vs GOGO: 4.13

Gogo Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gogo'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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Gogo Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Gogo 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 20.93 14.24 18.66 4.84 3.94

Gogo 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 3.78 3.66 4.45 2.84 8.93

Competitive Comparison of Gogo's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Gogo'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.


Gogo's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Gogo's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gogo Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Gogo'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
=(17.534 + 660.548) / 172.039
=3.94

Gogo'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
=(17.81 + 654.531) / 75.328
=8.93

* 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.


Gogo  (NAS:GOGO) 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.


Gogo Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Gogo Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 300, Broomfield, CO, USA, 80021
Gogo Inc is a broadband connectivity service for the business aviation market. It provides a customizable suite of smart cabin systems for integrated connectivity, inflight entertainment, and voice solutions. Its business segment includes Business Aviation. It generates two types of revenue: service revenue consists of monthly subscription and usage fees paid by aircraft owners and operators for telecommunication, data, and in-flight entertainment services. and equipment revenue consists of proceeds from the sale of ATG and narrowband satellite connectivity equipment and is recognized when control of the equipment is transferred to OEMs and dealers, which generally occurs when the equipment is shipped.
Executives
Charles C Townsend director 1250 N ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RD, STE 500, ITASCA IL 60143
Harris N Williams director 1250 N ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RD, STE 500, ITASCA IL 60143
Karen Jackson officer: SVP, Human Resources 1250 N. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROAD, STE 500, ITASCA IL 60143
Crystal L Gordon officer: EVP, Gen Counsel and Secy 945 BUNKER HILL, SUITE 650, HOUSTON TX 77024
Michael Abad-santos director C/O GOGO INC., 105 EDGEVIEW DR., SUITE 300, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Leigh Goldfine officer: VP, Controller and CAO C/O GOGO INC., 105 EDGEVIEW DR., SUITE 300, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Jessica Betjemann officer: SVP, Finance, Treasurer & CAO C/O GOGO INC., 111 N. CANAL ST, SUITE 1400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Marguerite M Elias officer: Exec VP, Gen Counsel and Sec 1250 N ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RD, STE 500, ITASCA IL 60143
Michael P. Bayer officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 1250 N. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROAD, STE 500, ITASCA IL 60143
Robert L Crandall director C/O AMR CORP/AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, 5215 NORTH O'CONNOR BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Silver (xii) Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 300 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 5600, CHICAGO IL 60654
Mark M. Anderson director 300 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 5600, CHICAGO IL 60654
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