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Baker Hughes Co (Baker Hughes Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.79 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Baker Hughes Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $148 Mil. Baker Hughes Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,873 Mil. Baker Hughes Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,364 Mil. Baker Hughes Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.79.

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 Baker Hughes Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BKR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.56   Med: 2.98   Max: 9.4
Current: 1.52

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Baker Hughes Co was 9.40. The lowest was -0.56. And the median was 2.98.

BKR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.45% of 716 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.735 vs BKR: 1.52

Baker Hughes Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baker Hughes Co'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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Baker Hughes Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.75 -0.56 3.67 4.99 1.52

Baker Hughes Co 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.51 1.52 1.75 1.55 1.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Baker Hughes Co'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.


Baker Hughes Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Baker Hughes Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Baker Hughes Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Baker Hughes Co'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
=(148 + 5873) / 3958
=1.52

Baker Hughes Co'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
=(148 + 5873) / 3364
=1.79

* 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.


Baker Hughes Co  (NAS:BKR) 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.


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Baker Hughes Co (Baker Hughes Co) Business Description

Address
17021 Aldine Westfield Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77073-5101
Baker Hughes is a global leader in oilfield services and oilfield equipment, with particularly strong presences in the artificial lift, specialty chemicals, and completions markets. It maintains modest exposure to offshore oil and gas production. The other half of its business focuses on industrial power generation, process solutions, and industrial asset management, with high exposure to the liquid natural gas market specifically, as well as broader industrials end markets.
Executives
Maria C Borras officer: EVP, Oilfield Services & Equip 2929 ALLEN PARKWAY, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019
Regina Jones officer: Chief Legal Officer 7102 COMMERCE WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Lorenzo Simonelli director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
James E Apostolides officer: SVP, Enterprise Op Excellence 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, HOUSTON TX 77073
Rebecca L Charlton officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
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Mohsen Sohi director C/O STERIS CORPORATION, 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
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William G Beattie director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John G Rice director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans director 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Cynthia B Carroll director C/O ALCAN INC., 1188 SHERBROOKE STREET WEST, MONTREAL A8 H3A 3G2
Gregory D Brenneman director
Kurt Camilleri officer: SVP/Controller/Chief Acctg Off 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
Sreeganesh Ramaswamy officer: EVP, Industrial & Energy Tech 5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53209

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