The Fresh Factory B.C. (TSXV:FRSH) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.62 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is The Fresh Factory B.C. Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1.93 Mil. The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$2.78 Mil. The Fresh Factory B.C.'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-1.80 Mil. The Fresh Factory B.C.'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.62.

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 The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:FRSH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.83 Med: -0.62 Max: -0.43
Current: -1.81

During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of The Fresh Factory B.C. was -0.43. The lowest was -1.83. And the median was -0.62.

TSXV:FRSH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1433 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.12 vs TSXV:FRSH: -1.81

The Fresh Factory B.C. Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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The Fresh Factory B.C. Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The Fresh Factory B.C. Annual Data

Trend

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

-0.43

-0.62

-1.83

The Fresh Factory B.C. Quarterly Data
	Sep20	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							-0.62	-0.59	-1.20	-10.59	-2.62

Competitive Comparison of The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Fresh Factory B.C.'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.

The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Fresh Factory B.C.'s Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

The Fresh Factory B.C. Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The Fresh Factory B.C.'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
	=	(1.928	+	2.782)	/	-2.569
	=	-1.83

The Fresh Factory B.C.'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
	=	(1.928	+	2.782)	/	-1.796
	=	-2.62

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.

The Fresh Factory B.C. (TSXV:FRSH) 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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The Fresh Factory B.C. (TSXV:FRSH) Business Description

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Address

238 Tubeway Drive, Carol Stream, IL, USA, 60188

Website

https://www.thefreshfactory.co

The Fresh Factory B.C. Ltd is a vertically integrated company focused on accelerating the growth of plant-based and clean-label food and beverage brands. It owns or partners with emerging brands in the plant-based food and beverage space to develop, formulate, manufacture, distribute and sell products made from fresh produce and recognizable ingredients.