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SCI (Service International) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.08 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Service International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Service International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $84 Mil. Service International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,744 Mil. Service International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,182 Mil. Service International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.08.

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

SCI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.76   Med: 3.93   Max: 4.51
Current: 3.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Service International was 4.51. The lowest was 2.76. And the median was 3.93.

SCI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
62.5% of 80 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 2.725 vs SCI: 3.84

Service International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Service International'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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Service International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Service International 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 4.08 3.54 2.76 3.65 3.81

Service International Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.81 3.66 3.76 3.94 4.08

Competitive Comparison of Service International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Personal Services subindustry, Service International'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.


Service International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Service International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Service International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Service International'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
=(107.685 + 4695.205) / 1259.295
=3.81

Service International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(84.349 + 4743.679) / 1182.06
=4.08

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Service International  (NYSE:SCI) 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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Service International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX, USA, 77019
Service Corp International is a personal services company that provides funeral and cemetery services and products from its locations throughout the United States and Canada. The company segments its operations into funeral service and cemetery business functions. At its funeral service locations, Service Corp. provides all professional services, facilities, vehicles, and merchandise related to funerals and cremations. Cemetery locations provide cemetery property, memorial markers, and graveyard services to customers. Service Corp. derives the majority of its revenue from its funeral locations, while the cemetery division also generates an amount of the company's total income. Geographically, the company derives majority share of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Steven A Tidwell officer: V.P. Main Street Operations 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77019
Tony Coelho director C/O PINNACLE GLOBAL GROUP, 5599 SAN FELIPE #1212, HOUSTON TX 77056
Ellen Ochoa director 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77019
Thomas L Ryan officer: President,Chief Operating Off. 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77219
Tammy R Moore other: Corporate Controller 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77019
Eric D Tanzberger officer: VP, Corporate Controller 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77219
Victor L Lund director ONE RAVINIA DRIVE, STE 1500, ATLANTA GA 30346
Waring Sumner J Iii officer: VP Western Operations 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77219
W Blair Waltrip director C/O PINNACLE GLOBAL GROUP, 5599 SAN FELIPE #1212, HOUSTON TX 77056
John H Faulk officer: Vice Pres Business Development 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77019
Elisabeth G. Nash officer: V.P. Processes & Technology 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77019
Lori Spilde officer: Sr. V.P. and General Counsel 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77019
Buckwalter Alan R Iii director
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Gregory T Sangalis officer: Sr. V.P. and General Counsel 46 HIBURY DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77024