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Kingfisher (LSE:KGF) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.24 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Kingfisher Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kingfisher's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £373 Mil. Kingfisher's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £2,103 Mil. Kingfisher's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £1,106 Mil. Kingfisher's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.24.

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

LSE:KGF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 1.83   Max: 3.86
Current: 1.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kingfisher was 3.86. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 1.83.

LSE:KGF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.55% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs LSE:KGF: 1.98

Kingfisher Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Kingfisher Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.86 1.72 1.40 1.94 1.98

Kingfisher Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 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 1.75 1.42 2.56 1.82 2.24

Competitive Comparison of Kingfisher's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Kingfisher'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.


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

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

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



Kingfisher Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kingfisher's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(373 + 2103) / 1249
=1.98

Kingfisher'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
=(373 + 2103) / 1106
=2.24

* 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 two times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Kingfisher  (LSE:KGF) 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.


Kingfisher Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Kingfisher (LSE:KGF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Paddington Square, London, GBR, W2 1GG
Kingfisher is a home improvement company with over 1,570 stores in eight countries across Europe. The company operates several retail banners that are focused on trade customers and general do-it-yourself needs. Kingfisher's main retail brands include B&Q, Screwfix, and TradePoint in the United Kingdom and Castorama and Brico Depot in France. The U.K. and France are Kingfisher's largest markets, accounting for 81% of sales. The company is the second-largest DIY retailer in Europe, with a leading position in the U.K. and a number-two position in France.

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