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Gap (GPS) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.68 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Gap Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Gap's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $600 Mil. Gap's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $4,841 Mil. Gap's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,480 Mil. Gap's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.68.

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

GPS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.02   Med: 0.68   Max: 12.31
Current: 4.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Gap was 12.31. The lowest was -19.02. And the median was 0.68.

GPS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
71.55% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs GPS: 4.66

Gap Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Gap Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 6.61 -19.02 6.29 12.31

Gap Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 12.54 10.62 5.58 3.43 3.68

Competitive Comparison of Gap's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Gap'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.


Gap's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gap's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gap Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Gap'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
=(667 + 5353) / 489
=12.31

Gap's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(600 + 4841) / 1480
=3.68

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Gap  (NYSE:GPS) 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.


Gap Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Gap (GPS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
Gap retails apparel, accessories, and personal-care products under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. Old Navy generates more than half of Gap's sales. The firm also operates e-commerce sites, outlet stores, and specialty stores under various Gap names. Gap operates approximately 2,600 stores in North America, Europe, and Asia and franchises more than 900 stores in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and other regions. Gap was founded in 1969 and is based in San Francisco.
Executives
John J Fisher director, 10 percent owner C/O PISCES INC, 1300 EVANS AVENUE, NO. 880154, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94188
Julie Gruber officer: EVP & Global General Counsel 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Horacio Barbeito officer: President & CEO, Old Navy 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark Breitbard officer: Pres. & CEO, Banana Republic 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Katrina O'connell officer: EVP CFO 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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Chris Blakeslee officer: President & CEO, Athleta 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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Gurmeet Singh officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer 2 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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Mary Beth Laughton officer: President & CEO, Athleta 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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Sonia Syngal officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain TWO FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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Sheila Peters officer: EVP & Chief People Officer 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105