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Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Abercrombie & Fitch Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.97 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $180 Mil. Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $869 Mil. Abercrombie & Fitch Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,080 Mil. Abercrombie & Fitch Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.97.

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 Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ANF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87   Med: 1.52   Max: 10.39
Current: 1.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch Co was 10.39. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.52.

ANF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.69% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs ANF: 1.60

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abercrombie & Fitch 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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Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.25 10.39 2.49 5.33 1.60

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 2.47 3.95 2.22 1.54 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Abercrombie & Fitch 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.


Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(179.625 + 868.743) / 655.755
=1.60

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(179.625 + 868.743) / 1079.552
=0.97

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Abercrombie & Fitch Co  (NYSE:ANF) 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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Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Abercrombie & Fitch Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, OH, USA, 43054
Abercrombie & Fitch Co is a specialty retailer that sells casual clothing, personal-care products, and accessories for men, women, and children. It sells direct to consumer through its stores and websites, which include the Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie kids, and Hollister brands. Most stores are in the United States, but the company does have many stores in Canada, Europe, and Asia. All stores are leased. Abercrombie ships to well over 100 countries via its websites. The company sources its merchandise from dozens of vendors that are primarily located in Asia and Central America. Abercrombie has two distribution centers in Ohio to support its North American operations. It uses third-party distributors for sales in Europe and Asia.
Executives
Scott D. Lipesky officer: SVP and CFO 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kristin A. Scott officer: Brand President-Hollister Co. 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Jay Rust officer: EVP Human Resources 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Samir Desai officer: EVP;Chief Digital&Tech Officer 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Sarah M. Gallagher director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kenneth B. Robinson director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Gregory J Henchel officer: SVP, Gen Cnsl & Secy C/O HSN, INC., 1 HSN DRIVE, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33729
Fran Horowitz-bonadies officer: President of Hollister brand 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Terry Lee Burman director CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Helen Vaid director 600 WEST CHICAGO AVE., STE 400, CHICAGO IL 60654
Kerrii B Anderson director WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC, 4288 WEST DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Suzanne M Coulter director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Charles R Perrin director C/O AVON PRODUCS INC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105-0196
Holly May officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
James A Goldman director