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Whitbread (LSE:WTB) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.72 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Whitbread Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Whitbread's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was £154 Mil. Whitbread's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was £4,789 Mil. Whitbread's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was £1,329 Mil. Whitbread's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 3.72.

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

LSE:WTB' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.19   Med: 2.94   Max: 8.44
Current: 4.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Whitbread was 8.44. The lowest was -8.19. And the median was 2.94.

LSE:WTB's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.72% of 619 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 2.87 vs LSE:WTB: 4.99

Whitbread Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Whitbread Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.52 4.97 -8.19 8.44 5.59

Whitbread Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 10.01 6.98 4.23 7.60 3.72

Competitive Comparison of Whitbread's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Lodging subindustry, Whitbread'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.


Whitbread's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

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

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



Whitbread Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(144.1 + 4807.7) / 886.2
=5.59

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(153.6 + 4789.4) / 1329
=3.72

* 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 (Aug. 2023) EBITDA data.


Whitbread  (LSE:WTB) 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.


Whitbread Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Whitbread (LSE:WTB) Business Description

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Address
Porz Avenue, Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, GBR, LU5 5XE
Whitbread PLC owns hotels and restaurants that operate in the United Kingdom. It operates more than 800 hotels under the Premier Inn brand and provides services in relation to accommodation and food both in the UK and internationally. Restaurant brands include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar Block and Others. Geographically the company derives majority of revenue from UK division.

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