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VMware (VMware) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.88 (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is VMware Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

VMware's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $1,000 Mil. VMware's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $10,234 Mil. VMware's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $3,900 Mil. VMware's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 2.88.

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 VMware's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

VMW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 1.62   Max: 3.99
Current: 3.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of VMware was 3.99. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 1.62.

VMW's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.05 vs VMW: 3.24

VMware Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for VMware'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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VMware Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

VMware Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.58 2.64 1.66 3.99 3.44

VMware Quarterly Data
Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23
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 3.53 4.05 2.66 3.97 2.88

Competitive Comparison of VMware's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VMware'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.


VMware's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, VMware's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



VMware Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

VMware's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1153 + 10285) / 3330
=3.43

VMware's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1000 + 10234) / 3900
=2.88

* 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 (Jul. 2023) EBITDA data.


VMware  (NYSE:VMW) 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.


VMware Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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VMware (VMware) Business Description

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VMware is an industry titan in virtualizing IT infrastructure and became a stand-alone entity after spinning off from Dell Technologies in November 2021. The software provider operates in three segments: licenses; subscriptions and software as a service; and services. VMware's solutions are used across IT infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity teams, and the company takes a neutral approach to being the cohesion between cloud environments. The Palo Alto, California, firm operates and sells on a global scale, with about half its revenue from the United States, through direct sales, distributors, and partnerships.
Executives
Jean Pierre Brulard officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Zane Rowe officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sumit Dhawan officer: President 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Amy Fliegelman Olli officer: Sr. VP and General Counsel C/O VMWARE, INC., 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Pebbie L Verdecanna officer: Interim CAO 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
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Rangarajan (raghu) Raghuram officer: EVP, Cloud Infrastructure 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304