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Cedar Fair LP (Cedar Fair LP) Debt-to-EBITDA : 9.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cedar Fair LP Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cedar Fair LP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Cedar Fair LP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,347 Mil. Cedar Fair LP's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $257 Mil. Cedar Fair LP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.13.

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 Cedar Fair LP's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FUN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.06   Med: 4.28   Max: 8.32
Current: 4.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cedar Fair LP was 8.32. The lowest was -7.06. And the median was 4.28.

FUN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.45% of 623 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 2.88 vs FUN: 4.97

Cedar Fair LP Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cedar Fair LP'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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Cedar Fair LP Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cedar Fair LP 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 4.45 -7.06 8.32 3.47 4.97

Cedar Fair LP 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 7.50 -5.58 4.10 1.59 9.13

Competitive Comparison of Cedar Fair LP's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Leisure subindustry, Cedar Fair LP'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.


Cedar Fair LP's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cedar Fair LP's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cedar Fair LP Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cedar Fair LP'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
=(0 + 2347.402) / 472.367
=4.97

Cedar Fair LP'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
=(0 + 2347.402) / 257.112
=9.13

* 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.


Cedar Fair LP  (NYSE:FUN) 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.


Cedar Fair LP Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cedar Fair LP (Cedar Fair LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, OH, USA, 44870-5259
Cedar Fair LP operates amusement park-resorts located in various states across USA and Canada. All their parks have facilities for people from all age groups as well as exciting rides and attractions. The Partnership's portfolio of parks includes Cedar Point, Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, Dorney Park and the Wildwater Kingdom, Valleyfair, Michigan's Adventure, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Worlds of Fun, Knott's Berry Farm, and California's Great America. Other than these parks, the partnership also holds a contract to operate a few other parks. Revenues are obtained from amounts paid to gain admission to parks including parking fees, extra-charge attractions, and others.
Executives
Nina Barton director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Monica Sauls officer: Senior VP CHRO ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Jennifer Mason director C/O CEDAR FAIR, 8701 RED OAK BLVD., CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Michelle M Frymire director C/O SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC., 2727 N. HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Daniel J Hanrahan director ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Brian Nurse officer: Exec VP, Chief Legal Officer ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Matthew A Ouimet officer: President ONE CEDAR POINT DR., SANDUSKY OH 44870
Louis Carr director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Carlos Ruisanchez director C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC, 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Tim Fisher officer: Chief Operating Officer ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Craig Heckman officer: SVP, Human Resources ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Brian C Witherow officer: V.P. & Corporate Controller ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
David R. Hoffman officer: VP of Finance & Corp Tax ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Milkie Duffield officer: V.P. & General Counsel ONE CEDAR POINT DR, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Richard Zimmerman officer: VP & GM - Great America ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870