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CoreCivic (CoreCivic) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.49 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CoreCivic Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CoreCivic's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $46 Mil. CoreCivic's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,161 Mil. CoreCivic's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $346 Mil. CoreCivic's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.49.

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

CXW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.2   Med: 3.87   Max: 6.69
Current: 4.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CoreCivic was 6.69. The lowest was 3.20. And the median was 3.87.

CXW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
72.62% of 829 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs CXW: 4.08

CoreCivic Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CoreCivic'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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CoreCivic Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

CoreCivic 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 4.82 6.69 5.51 3.67 4.08

CoreCivic 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 4.14 3.91 3.89 3.82 3.49

Competitive Comparison of CoreCivic's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, CoreCivic'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.


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

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

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



CoreCivic Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CoreCivic'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
=(45.95 + 1161.386) / 296.099
=4.08

CoreCivic'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
=(45.95 + 1161.386) / 346.128
=3.49

* 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.


CoreCivic  (NYSE:CXW) 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.


CoreCivic Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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CoreCivic (CoreCivic) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5501 Virginia Way, Suite 110, Brentwood, TN, USA, 37027
CoreCivic Inc is an owner and operator of private prisons and detention centers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Safety, Community, and Properties. The Safety segment operates roughly 50 facilities and owns majority of them. The Community segment owns and operates close to 30 residential reentry centers. The Properties segment owns approximately 15 properties for lease to third parties and government agencies. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from the Safety segment. Its customers are federal, state, and local government agencies. Commercial contracts are typically 3-5 years long with multiple renewal options. CoreCivic operated as a Real Estate Investment Trust until January 2021 when it was reorganized as a taxable C Corporation.
Executives
Carter, Cole G. officer: SVP, General Counsel, Secretar 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD., NASHVILLE TN 37215
Anthony L Grande officer: Senior VP, Customer Relations CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Lucibeth Mayberry officer: SVP, Real Estate 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
David Garfinkle officer: Vice President, Finance
Prann John R Jr director
Patrick D. Swindle, officer: EVP, Chief Corrections Officer 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD., NASHVILLE TN 37215
Damon T Hininger officer: Senior VP, Customer Relations CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Thurgood Jr Marshall director 3000 K STREET N W, SUITE 300, WASHINGTON DC 20007-5116
Harley G. Lappin officer: Chief Corrections Officer 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Mark A Emkes director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
David K Churchill officer: Chief Human Resources 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Devin Ignatius Murphy director 104 MAIN STREET, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Charles L Overby director
Kim White officer: SVP, Human Resources 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
C Michael Jacobi director C/O KATY INDUSTRIES INC, 765 STRAITS TURNPIKE STE 2000, MIDDLEBURY CT 06762