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World Wrestling Entertainment (World Wrestling Entertainment) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.95 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is World Wrestling Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

World Wrestling Entertainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $18 Mil. World Wrestling Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $396 Mil. World Wrestling Entertainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $437 Mil. World Wrestling Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.95.

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 World Wrestling Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WWE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 1.67   Max: 2.76
Current: 1.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of World Wrestling Entertainment was 2.76. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 1.67.

WWE's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.675 vs WWE: 1.19

World Wrestling Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Wrestling Entertainment'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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World Wrestling Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

World Wrestling Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.08 2.76 2.40 1.77 1.66

World Wrestling Entertainment Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 1.73 1.88 1.84 2.20 0.95

Competitive Comparison of World Wrestling Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, World Wrestling Entertainment'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.


World Wrestling Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, World Wrestling Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



World Wrestling Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

World Wrestling Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(229.83 + 398.893) / 378.018
=1.66

World Wrestling Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(18.298 + 396.338) / 436.892
=0.95

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


World Wrestling Entertainment  (NYSE:WWE) 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.


World Wrestling Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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World Wrestling Entertainment (World Wrestling Entertainment) Business Description

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Address
1241 East Main Street, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc develops and produces television programming, pay-per-view programming, and live wrestling events. Its segments include Media, Live Events, and Consumer Products. The majority of its revenue comes from the Media segment, which includes the production and monetization of long-form and short-form video content across various platforms, including WWE Network, broadcast and pay television, digital and social media, as well as filmed entertainment. The geographical segments are North America, which accounts for the majority of revenue; Europe/Middle East/Africa; Asia Pacific; and Latin America.
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