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LEN (Lennar) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.71 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Lennar Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lennar's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $0 Mil. Lennar's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $3,809 Mil. Lennar's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $5,348 Mil. Lennar's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.71.

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

LEN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 4.25   Max: 5.73
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lennar was 5.73. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 4.25.

LEN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
81.93% of 83 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.78 vs LEN: 0.69

Lennar Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Lennar Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.72 2.29 1.22 0.90 0.90

Lennar Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 0.73 0.64 1.16 0.72 0.71

Competitive Comparison of Lennar's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Lennar'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.


Lennar's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lennar's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lennar Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lennar's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 4984.028) / 5549.81
=0.90

Lennar's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 3808.672) / 5347.788
=0.71

* 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 (Aug. 2024) EBITDA data.


Lennar  (NYSE:LEN) 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.


Lennar Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Lennar Business Description

Address
5505 Waterford District Drive, Miami, FL, USA, 33126
Lennar is one of the largest public homebuilders in the United States. The company's homebuilding operations target first-time, move-up, and active adult homebuyers mainly under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's financial-services segment provides mortgage financing and related services to its homebuyers. Miami-based Lennar is also involved in multifamily and single-family for rent construction and has invested in numerous housing-related technology startups.
Executives
Amy Banse director 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Diane J Bessette officer: VP/CFO/Treasurer LENNAR CORPORATION, 700 NW 107 AVE 4TH FLR, MIAMI FL 33172
Mark Sustana officer: VP/General Counsel/Secretary LENNAR CORPORATION, 700 NW 107 AVE 4TH FLR, MIAMI FL 33172
David M Collins officer: VP & Controller LENNAR CORPORATION, 700 NW 107 AVENUE STE 400, MIAMI FL 33172
Jeffrey Joseph Mccall officer: Executive Vice President 26 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Dacona Smith director 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Serena Wolfe director ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 1211 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jonathan M Jaffe director, officer: Vice President LENNAR CORPORATION, 700 NW 107 AVE 4TH FLR, MIAMI FL 33172
Scott D Stowell director
Irving Bolotin director LENNAR CORPORATION, 700 NW 107 AVE 4TH FLR, MIAMI FL 33172
Steven L Gerard director P.O. BOX 554, MILWAUKEE WI 53201-0554
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Sherrill W Hudson director 201 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 34TH FLOOR, MIAMI CENTER, MIAMI FL 33131
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