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The York Water Co (The York Water Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The York Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The York Water Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. The York Water Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $180.01 Mil. The York Water Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.68 Mil. The York Water Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.03.

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 The York Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

YORW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.93   Med: 3.38   Max: 4.59
Current: 4.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of The York Water Co was 4.59. The lowest was 2.93. And the median was 3.38.

YORW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.55% of 462 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.59 vs YORW: 4.11

The York Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The York Water Co'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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The York Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The York Water Co 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 3.43 3.92 4.59 4.00 4.11

The York Water Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 3.80 4.39 3.31 3.44 4.03

Competitive Comparison of The York Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, The York Water Co'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.


The York Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The York Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



The York Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The York Water Co'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
=(0 + 180.007) / 43.827
=4.11

The York Water Co'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
=(0 + 180.007) / 44.676
=4.03

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


The York Water Co  (NAS:YORW) 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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The York Water Co (The York Water Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
130 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17401
The York Water Co is an investor-owned water utility company in the United States. The primary business of the company is to impound, purify to meet or exceed safe drinking water standards and distribute water. It also owns and operates three wastewater collection systems and two wastewater treatment systems. The company operates within its franchised territory, which covers more than 54 municipalities within York County, Pennsylvania.
Executives
Steven R Rasmussen director 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219
Alexandra C Chiaruttini officer: CAO & General Counsel 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Vernon L Bracey officer: Vice President-Customer Svc 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219
Joseph Thomas Hand officer: Chief Operating Officer 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219
Mark S Snyder officer: Vice President-Engineering 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219
Natalee Colon officer: VP-Human Resources 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Matthew E Poff officer: Chief Financial Officer 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219
Douglas S Brossman director 130 E MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Matthew J Scarpato officer: VP- Operations 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Laura T Wand director 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Mark A Wheeler officer: Chief Administrative Officer 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Kain George Hay Iii Esq director 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219
Paul R Bonney director 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401
Cynthia Dotzel director 105 LEADER HEIGHTS ROAD, YORK PA 17403
Jody L Keller director 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17401-1219

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