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Indigo Books & Music (TSX:IDG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Indigo Books & Music Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Indigo Books & Music's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$69.7 Mil. Indigo Books & Music's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$402.8 Mil. Indigo Books & Music's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$141.2 Mil. Indigo Books & Music's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.35.

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 Indigo Books & Music's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:IDG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2016.37   Med: 1.22   Max: 42.84
Current: 42.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Indigo Books & Music was 42.84. The lowest was -2016.37. And the median was 1.22.

TSX:IDG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
97.98% of 842 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.685 vs TSX:IDG: 42.84

Indigo Books & Music Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Indigo Books & Music'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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Indigo Books & Music Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Indigo Books & Music Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2,016.37 13.43 5.68 12.02

Indigo Books & Music 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 2.13 -6.23 -20.48 77.72 3.35

Competitive Comparison of Indigo Books & Music's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Indigo Books & Music'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.


Indigo Books & Music's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Indigo Books & Music's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Indigo Books & Music's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Indigo Books & Music Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Indigo Books & Music's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(69.161 + 428.284) / 41.376
=12.02

Indigo Books & Music'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
=(69.737 + 402.815) / 141.184
=3.35

* 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.


Indigo Books & Music  (TSX:IDG) 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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Indigo Books & Music (TSX:IDG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
620 King Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 1M6
Indigo Books & Music Inc is a Canada-based book, gift, and toy retailer. It operates a chain of retail bookstores across all Canada, including approximately 87 superstores under Indigo and Chapters banners names as well as over 80 small format stores under the banners Coles, Indigospirit, SmithBooks, and The Book company. Its digital platforms sell expanded selection of books, gifts, toys, and paper products. It also has interest in Calendar Club of Canada, which operates seasonal kiosks and year-round stores in shopping malls across Canada. The company generates its revenue from Superstores, Small format stores, Online, and Others.

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