BrightView Holdings (BrightView Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.92 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is BrightView Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

BrightView Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. BrightView Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $945 Mil. BrightView Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $123 Mil. BrightView Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.92.

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

BV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.02 Med: 5.87 Max: 8.05
Current: 4.11

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of BrightView Holdings was 8.05. The lowest was 4.02. And the median was 5.87.

BV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
73.1% of 829 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs BV: 4.11

BrightView Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for BrightView Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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BrightView Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

BrightView Holdings Annual Data

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Sep23

Debt-to-EBITDA

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4.30

8.05

5.29

6.41

4.02

BrightView Holdings 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															9.97	9.92	4.04	3.04	7.92

Competitive Comparison of BrightView Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, BrightView Holdings'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.

BrightView Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, BrightView Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

BrightView Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

BrightView Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(27.3	+	953.2)	/	244
	=	4.02

BrightView Holdings'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
	=	(27.2	+	945)	/	122.8
	=	7.92

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.

BrightView Holdings (NYSE:BV) 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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BrightView Holdings (BrightView Holdings) Business Description

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Address

980 Jolly Road, Blue Bell, PA, USA, 19422

Website

https://www.brightview.com

BrightView Holdings Inc is a provider of commercial landscaping services in the United States. The company provides commercial landscaping services, landscape maintenance, and enhancements to tree care and landscape development. It operates through two segments namely Maintenance Services, and Development Services. The Maintenance Services are self-performed through a national branch network and are route-based in nature, and the Development Services are comprised of sophisticated design, coordination, and installation of landscapes at recognizable corporate, athletic, and university complexes. The company generates a majority of its revenue from Maintenance Services.

Executives

Thomas C Donnelly	officer: See Remarks	C/O BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS, INC., 401 PLYMOUTH ROAD, SUITE 500, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462-1646
William L Cornog	director	C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jonathan Mark Gottsegen	officer: See Remarks	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Dale A Asplund	officer: President and CEO	C/O BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS, INC., 980 JOLLY ROAD, SUITE 300, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Birch-or Equity Holdings, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10112
One Rock Capital Partners Iii Gp, Lp	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10112
Tony W Lee	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Birch Equity Holdings Gp, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Orcp Gp Professionals, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Birch Equity Holdings, Lp	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Joshua D Goldman	director	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
One Rock Capital Partners Iii, Lp	director, 10 percent owner	ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Scott Spielvogel	director, 10 percent owner	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Kurtis T Barker	director	C/O ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Brian Edward Jackson	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS, INC., 980 JOLLY ROAD, SUITE 300, BLUE BELL PA 19422