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DCT Industrial Trust (DCT Industrial Trust) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.32 (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is DCT Industrial Trust Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

DCT Industrial Trust's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $0.0 Mil. DCT Industrial Trust's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $1,774.8 Mil. DCT Industrial Trust's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $333.8 Mil. DCT Industrial Trust's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 5.32.

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 DCT Industrial Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

DCT's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 7.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

DCT Industrial Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for DCT Industrial Trust'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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DCT Industrial Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

DCT Industrial Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.59 5.43 4.96 5.03 4.99

DCT Industrial Trust Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
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 3.99 4.97 5.15 4.04 5.32

Competitive Comparison of DCT Industrial Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, DCT Industrial Trust'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.


DCT Industrial Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, DCT Industrial Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



DCT Industrial Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

DCT Industrial Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(234 + 1488.354) / 345.042
=4.99

DCT Industrial Trust's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 1774.756) / 333.828
=5.32

* 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. 2018) EBITDA data.


DCT Industrial Trust  (NYSE:DCT) 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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DCT Industrial Trust (DCT Industrial Trust) Business Description

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DCT Industrial Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquiring, leasing, and managing of large distribution and light industrial warehouses near large U.S. urban markets. The company segments its operations into East, Central, and West divisions. DCT's property portfolio is fairly evenly distributed amongst its three regional units both in terms of total square footage and the percent of total revenue derived from each. The largest cities in each region play host to the most buildings. The company generates nearly all of its revenue in the form of rental revenue from its fairly diversified base of tenants. Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade companies account for most of DCT's revenue and total occupied square feet.
Executives
Philip L Hawkins director, officer: President and CEO C/O CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST, 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, #300, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Marcus L. Smith director 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC., DENVER CO 80202
Mark Skomal officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O CYRUSONE INC. 2850 N HARWOOD ST STE 2200 DALLAS TX 75201
Raymond B Greer director 1515 WEST 20TH STREET, P.O. BOX 612787, DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TX 75261
Thomas F August director 6214 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75225
Marilyn A Alexander director 565 DUNNEGAN DRIVE, LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
Thomas G Wattles director, officer: Chairman ONE INDEPENDENT DRIVE, SUITE 114, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Stuart B Brown officer: Chief Financial Officer 518 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, DENVER CO 80202