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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.91 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Encore Capital Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Encore Capital Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $500 Mil. Encore Capital Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,818 Mil. Encore Capital Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-850 Mil. Encore Capital Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.90.

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

ECPG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.57   Med: 8.26   Max: 69.59
Current: 69.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Encore Capital Group was 69.59. The lowest was 4.57. And the median was 8.26.

ECPG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
96.88% of 32 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.23 vs ECPG: 69.59

Encore Capital Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encore Capital 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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Encore Capital Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Encore Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.64 6.13 4.57 5.84 69.59

Encore Capital Group 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 174.33 9.82 8.58 8.82 -3.91

Competitive Comparison of Encore Capital Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Encore Capital 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.


Encore Capital Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Encore Capital Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Encore Capital Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Encore Capital 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
=(499.646 + 2818.385) / 47.68
=69.59

Encore Capital Group'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
=(499.646 + 2818.385) / -849.772
=-3.90

* 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.


Encore Capital Group  (NAS:ECPG) 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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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
350 Camino De La Reina, Suite 100, San Diego, CA, USA, 92108
Encore Capital Group Inc is a specialty finance company. It provides debt recovery solutions for consumers and property owners across a broad range of financial assets. The company purchase portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manage them by working with individuals as the consumer repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Encore has only a reportable segment being portfolio purchasing and recovery.
Executives
Jonathan C Clark officer: Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Laura Olle director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
John Yung officer: President, Intl. and Cabot 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
William C. Goings director 1015 A ST, TACOMA WA 98402
Andrew Eric Asch officer: SVP, General Counsel 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92627
Ryan B Bell officer: EVP and COO of MCM 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
Gregory L. Call officer: Sr. VP, GC & Secretary 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Peter Reck officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK NY 10153
Wendy Hannam director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Craig A. Buick officer: Cabot Credit Management CEO 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
A. Knight Angela director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Jeffrey Albert Hilzinger director 3 CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, CHESTER NJ 07930
Jcf Iii Europe Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner C/O J.C. FLOWERS & CO., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ashish Masih officer: EVP, US Debt Purchasing & Ops. 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Kenneth J Stannard officer: Cabot Credit Management CEO 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108