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Knife River Holding Co (Knife River Holding Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.52 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Knife River Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Knife River Holding Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $20 Mil. Knife River Holding Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $706 Mil. Knife River Holding Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $289 Mil. Knife River Holding Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.52.

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 Knife River Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KNF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 2.38   Max: 2.5
Current: 1.7

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Knife River Holding Co was 2.50. The lowest was 1.70. And the median was 2.38.

KNF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
58.6% of 314 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 2.165 vs KNF: 1.70

Knife River Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Knife River Holding Co'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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Knife River Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Knife River Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
- 2.50 2.38 1.70

Knife River Holding Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.79 -15.25 1.74 0.75 2.52

Competitive Comparison of Knife River Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Materials subindustry, Knife River Holding Co'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.


Knife River Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Knife River Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Knife River Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Knife River Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Knife River Holding Co'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
=(20.03 + 706.335) / 427.209
=1.70

Knife River Holding Co'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
=(20.03 + 706.335) / 288.78
=2.52

* 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.


Knife River Holding Co  (NYSE:KNF) 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.


Knife River Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Knife River Holding Co (Knife River Holding Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1150 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, ND, USA, 58503
Knife River Holding Co formerly Knife River Corp provides construction materials and contracting services throughout the western, central, and southern United States. Knife River produces and delivers aggregates and markets crushed stone, sand, gravel, and related construction materials, including ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and other value-added products. It also distributes cement and asphalt oil. It has more than 1 billion tons of aggregate reserves, 110 ready-mix plants, 50 asphalt plants, and a combined 410,000 tons of liquid asphalt and cement storage. The company also performs integrated contracting services for most types of aggregate-related construction, including roads, freeways, bridges, residential properties, schools, shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial parks.
Executives
Thomas S Everist director
William J Sandbrook director C/O U.S. CONCRETE, INC., 331 N. MAIN STREET, EULESS TX 76039
Trevor J Hastings officer: Vice President & COO 1250 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Karen B Fagg director P. O. BOX 5650, BISMARCK ND 58506-5650
German Carmona-alvarez director 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Glenn R. Pladsen officer: VP of Support Services 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
John F. Quade officer: VP of Business Development 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Marney L. Kadrmas officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Patricia L Moss director 1100 N.W. WALL STREET, P.O. BOX 369, BEND OR 97701
Jason L Vollmer director 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
David L Goodin director, officer: Chair of the Board 400 NORTH FOURTH STREET, BISMARCK ND 58501
Nathan W Ring officer: Vice President & CFO 1150 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Karl A Liepitz director, officer: General Counsel & Secretary 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Brian R. Gray director, officer: President & CEO 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503
Mdu Resources Group Inc 10 percent owner 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE, BISMARCK ND 58503