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CAVA (Cava Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.64 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Cava Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cava Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $39.7 Mil. Cava Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $319.4 Mil. Cava Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $136.3 Mil. Cava Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.63.

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

CAVA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.52   Med: 1.27   Max: 4.26
Current: 3.56

During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cava Group was 4.26. The lowest was -19.52. And the median was 1.27.

CAVA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56.1% of 287 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.8 vs CAVA: 3.56

Cava Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cava Group'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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Cava Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cava Group Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
1.27 -19.52 4.26

Cava Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Apr22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.77 4.28 5.53 2.78 2.64

Competitive Comparison of Cava Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, Cava Group'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.


Cava Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cava Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cava Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cava Group'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
=(32.583 + 303.615) / 78.855
=4.26

Cava Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(39.711 + 319.425) / 136.316
=2.63

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


Cava Group  (NYSE:CAVA) 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.


Cava Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cava Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
14 Ridge Square NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, USA, 20016
Cava Group Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It is the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors at scale. The company's dips, spreads, and dressings are centrally produced and sold in grocery stores. The company's operations are conducted as two reportable segments: CAVA and Zoes Kitchen. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the CAVA segment.
Executives
James D White director C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 202-400-2920 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 5, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Ronald M Shaich director, 10 percent owner C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Adam David Phillips officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Karen Kochevar director C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Artal International S.c.a. director, 10 percent owner VALLEY PARK, 44, RUE DE LA VALLEE, LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2661
David Bosserman director C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Brett Schulman director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Theodoros Xenohristos director C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Tricia K. Tolivar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Kenneth Robert Bertram officer: CLO & Secretary 3404 CHOCO CHASE, MECHNICSBURG NY 17055
Philippe Amouyal director C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Jennifer Somers officer: Chief Operations Officer C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Todd Klein director C/O CAVA GROUP, INC., 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Todd D Klein director 1717 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, N.W., 10TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Cava Act Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 23 PRESCOTT STREET, BROOKLINE MA 02446