Lojas Quero-Quero (BSP:LJQQ3) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.07 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Lojas Quero-Quero Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lojas Quero-Quero's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$179 Mil. Lojas Quero-Quero's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$862 Mil. Lojas Quero-Quero's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$504 Mil. Lojas Quero-Quero's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.07.

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

BSP:LJQQ3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.17 Med: 3.13 Max: 8.23
Current: 3.2

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lojas Quero-Quero was 8.23. The lowest was 2.17. And the median was 3.13.

BSP:LJQQ3's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56.9% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs BSP:LJQQ3: 3.20

Lojas Quero-Quero Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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Lojas Quero-Quero Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lojas Quero-Quero Annual Data

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Dec18

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

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3.05

2.92

3.13

5.35

4.52

Lojas Quero-Quero Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.08	5.18	5.40	2.24	2.07

Competitive Comparison of Lojas Quero-Quero's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Lojas Quero-Quero'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.

Lojas Quero-Quero's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lojas Quero-Quero's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Lojas Quero-Quero Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lojas Quero-Quero'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
	=	(182.292	+	842.029)	/	226.895
	=	4.51

Lojas Quero-Quero's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(179.37	+	862.489)	/	503.652
	=	2.07

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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.

Lojas Quero-Quero (BSP:LJQQ3) 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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Lojas Quero-Quero (BSP:LJQQ3) Business Description

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Address

Avenida General Flores da Cunha, 1943, Vila Cachoeirinha, Cachoeirinha, RS, BRA, 94910-003

Website

https://www.queroquero.com.br

Lojas Quero-Quero SA is engaged providing integrated solutions to customers, with a comprehensive portfolio of construction materials, home appliances and furniture, in order to meet their needs in the household goods and construction segment. It currently has stores distributed in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Cataria, Parana, Mato Grosso do Sul and Sao Paulo, in addition to three distribution centers. The company has one operating segment with consists of revenues obtained from retail activities, financial services and credit cards on a segregated basis.

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