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Veritiv (Veritiv) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.20 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Veritiv Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Veritiv's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $14 Mil. Veritiv's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $61 Mil. Veritiv's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $382 Mil. Veritiv's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.20.

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

VRTV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 8.17   Max: 39.03
Current: 0.18

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Veritiv was 39.03. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 8.17.

VRTV's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 3.37 vs VRTV: 0.18

Veritiv Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Veritiv Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.62 19.46 8.03 3.45 1.24

Veritiv Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 0.70 1.36 0.59 0.42 0.20

Competitive Comparison of Veritiv's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Veritiv'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.


Veritiv's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Veritiv's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Veritiv Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Veritiv's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(81.3 + 530.8) / 493.5
=1.24

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(13.7 + 61.2) / 382
=0.20

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Veritiv  (NYSE:VRTV) 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.


Veritiv Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Veritiv (Veritiv) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1000 Abernathy Road NE, Building 400, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Veritiv Corp provides printing, publishing, packaging, and facility solutions. The company also provides logistics and supply chain management services. It operates in four primary segments based on the product type. The Print segment, which generates the majority of the revenue, distributes commercial printing and specialty paper products. The Publishing segment sells coated and uncoated commercial printing papers to publishers and retailers for use in magazines, books, and direct mail. The Packaging segment sells a variety of paper-based packaging products within the fiber-based, flexible and rigid categories. The Facility Solutions segment sells cleaning, breakroom, bathroom, safety, and hazard supplies. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Baupost Group Llc/ma 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVE, SUITE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Seth A Klarman 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVENUE, STE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Baupost Group Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 10 ST. JAMES AVENUE, SUITE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Eric Guerin officer: SVP Finance 1950 HASSELL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60169
Autumn R Bayles director QNB CORP, P.O. BOX 9005, QUAKERTOWN PA 18951
Stephen E. Macadam director C/O ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., 5605 CARNEGIE BLVD., STE. 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Lance D Gebert officer: Corporate Controller and PFO 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30328
Stephen Joseph Smith officer: SVP & CFO C/O AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP, ONE AMERICAN RD, CLEVELAND OH 44144
Gregory B Morrison director 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75225
Susan B. Salyer officer: SVP Chief Compliance, and Sustainability Officer 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bain Capital Investors Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Karen Renner officer: SVP Chief Information Officer 3871 LAKEFIELD DR, SUWANEE GA 30024
Daniel B Calderwood officer: SVP Marketing & Bus. Mgmt 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30028
Stephanie E Mayerle officer: SVP Sales 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30028
Mary A Laschinger director, officer: CEO and Chairman 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD CT 06921