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Levi Strauss (Levi Strauss) Debt-to-EBITDA : 12.85 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Levi Strauss Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Levi Strauss's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $250 Mil. Levi Strauss's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,904 Mil. Levi Strauss's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $168 Mil. Levi Strauss's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 12.85.

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

LEVI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.52   Med: 2.36   Max: 77.77
Current: 6.55

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Levi Strauss was 77.77. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 2.36.

LEVI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
78.35% of 813 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 2.77 vs LEVI: 6.55

Levi Strauss Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Levi Strauss'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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Levi Strauss Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Levi Strauss Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.52 77.77 2.82 2.51 4.58

Levi Strauss Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 2.94 12.17 10.35 2.87 12.85

Competitive Comparison of Levi Strauss's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Levi Strauss'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.


Levi Strauss's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Levi Strauss's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Levi Strauss Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Levi Strauss's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(258 + 1922.5) / 476.4
=4.58

Levi Strauss's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(249.9 + 1903.8) / 167.6
=12.85

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Levi Strauss  (NYSE:LEVI) 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.


Levi Strauss Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Levi Strauss (Levi Strauss) Business Description

Address
1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111
Levi Strauss & Co is involved in designing, marketing, and selling products that include jeans, casual and dresses pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories directly or through third parties and licensees for men, women, and children under Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. and Denizen brands. The company manages its business according to three regional segments: the Americas, which is the key revenue driver; Europe; and Asia.
Executives
Elizabeth T O'neill officer: EVP & Pres.Prod., Innov. Supp. C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Tracy Layney officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David Jedrzejek officer: SVP and General Counsel C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Seth Jaffe officer: EVP & General Counsel 3250 VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109
Margaret E. Haas 10 percent owner C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Lisa Stirling officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Michelle Gass director, officer: President 2401 UTAH AVE. S., SUITE 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Seth M. Ellison officer: EVP & President, Europe C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jennifer A. Sey officer: Brand President C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David A Friedman director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Elizabeth H Eisenhardt 10 percent owner 1155 BATTERY ST, C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES CO., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jennifer C. Haas 10 percent owner C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES COMPANY, 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bradley J. Haas 10 percent owner C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES COMPANY, 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Haas Peter E. Jr. director, 10 percent owner C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111