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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.58 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is K-Bro Linen Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

K-Bro Linen's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$12.1 Mil. K-Bro Linen's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$107.6 Mil. K-Bro Linen's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$46.4 Mil. K-Bro Linen's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.58.

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 K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:KBL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 2.24   Max: 2.8
Current: 2.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of K-Bro Linen was 2.80. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 2.24.

TSX:KBL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
52.89% of 830 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs TSX:KBL: 2.07

K-Bro Linen Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for K-Bro Linen'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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K-Bro Linen Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

K-Bro Linen 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 2.32 2.29 2.24 2.80 2.19

K-Bro Linen Quarterly Data
Jun19 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 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 2.59 2.00 1.49 2.22 2.58

Competitive Comparison of K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, K-Bro Linen'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.


K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where K-Bro Linen's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



K-Bro Linen Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

K-Bro Linen'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
=(12.023 + 111.522) / 56.455
=2.19

K-Bro Linen'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
=(12.07 + 107.553) / 46.42
=2.58

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


K-Bro Linen  (TSX:KBL) 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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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Business Description

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Address
14903-137 Avenue N.W., Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5V 1R9
K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates in major cities across Canada, and has two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. The company provides vital products and services that help people heal, travel, live, and play. It helps hospitals and extended care centers care for the young, old, and vulnerable in environmentally responsible ways. It operates through two divisions, which are the Canadian division and the United Kingdom division.
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