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ESCO Technologies (ESCO Technologies) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ESCO Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ESCO Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $20.0 Mil. ESCO Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $187.7 Mil. ESCO Technologies's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $142.3 Mil. ESCO Technologies's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.46.

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

ESE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 1.15   Max: 2.35
Current: 1.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ESCO Technologies was 2.35. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 1.15.

ESE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.76% of 1739 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs ESE: 1.15

ESCO Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ESCO Technologies'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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ESCO Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

ESCO Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.01 0.94 1.46 1.11 0.78

ESCO Technologies 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 1.29 1.30 0.91 0.62 1.46

Competitive Comparison of ESCO Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, ESCO Technologies'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.


ESCO Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ESCO Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ESCO Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ESCO Technologies'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
=(20 + 118.554) / 178.239
=0.78

ESCO Technologies'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
=(20 + 187.709) / 142.292
=1.46

* 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.


ESCO Technologies  (NYSE:ESE) 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.


ESCO Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ESCO Technologies (ESCO Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9900A Clayton Road, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63124-1186
ESCO Technologies Inc sells engineered products and systems for utility, industrial, aerospace, and commercial applications. The firm operates in three segments: Aerospace and Defense, Utility Solutions Group (USG) and RF Shielding and Test (Test). The Aerospace and Defense segment designs and manufactures specialty filtration and naval products. The USG segment provides diagnostic testing solutions. The Test segment provides its customers with the ability to identify, measure and contain magnetic, electromagnetic and acoustic energy.
Executives
Bryan H Sayler director, officer: CEO & President ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC., 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, SAINT LOUIS MO 63124
Christopher L Tucker officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, SAINT LOUIS MO 63124
David M Schatz officer: Sr. VP, Sec'y & Gen. Counsel ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, SAINT LOUIS MO 63124
Janice L. Hess director ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, SAINT LOUIS MO 63124
Gloria L Valdez director ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, SAINT LOUIS MO 63124
Larry W Solley director C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, ST LOUIS MO 63124
James M Stolze director C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC., 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, ST LOUIS MO 63124
Alyson S Barclay officer: V.P., Secretary & Gen. Coun. C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC., 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63124
Gary E Muenster officer: VP CFO C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63124
Patrick M Dewar director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Vinod M Khilnani director 905 WEST BLVD NORTH, ELKHART IN 46514
Robert J Phillippy director
Leon J Olivier director EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 56 PROSPECT STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
James D Woods director C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC, 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63124
James M Mcconnell director C/O ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC., 9900 A CLAYTON ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63124