C.H. Robinson Worldwide (C.H. Robinson Worldwide) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 3.74 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

C.H. Robinson Worldwide's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $234 Mil. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,718 Mil. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $522 Mil. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.74.

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 C.H. Robinson Worldwide's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHRW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03 Med: 1.71 Max: 3.18
Current: 3.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of C.H. Robinson Worldwide was 3.18. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 1.71.

CHRW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
55.08% of 846 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.85 vs CHRW: 3.18

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for C.H. Robinson Worldwide'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.
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

1.75

1.84

1.90

1.74

3.18

C.H. Robinson Worldwide 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																3.14	3.03	3.31	3.51	3.74

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, C.H. Robinson Worldwide'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.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, C.H. Robinson Worldwide's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where C.H. Robinson Worldwide's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

C.H. Robinson Worldwide'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
	=	(234.451	+	1718.05)	/	613.592
	=	3.18

C.H. Robinson Worldwide'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
	=	(234.451	+	1718.05)	/	522.06
	=	3.74

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.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NAS:CHRW) 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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C.H. Robinson Worldwide (C.H. Robinson Worldwide) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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CH1A:Germany

Address

14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55347-5088

Website

https://www.chrobinson.com

C.H. Robinson is a top-tier non-asset-based third-party logistics provider with a significant focus on domestic freight brokerage (about 60% of 2022 net revenue), which reflects mostly truck brokerage but also rail intermodal. Additionally, the firm operates a large air and ocean forwarding division (30%), which has grown organically and via tuck-in acquisitions over the years. The remainder of revenue consists of the European truck-brokerage division, transportation management services, and a legacy produce-sourcing operation.

Executives

Winship Henry Ward Iv	director	PO BOX 8614, RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067
David P Bozeman	director, officer: President & CEO	100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Angela K. Freeman	officer: Vice President-Human Resources	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55437
Michael John Short	officer: President, Global Forwarding	14701 CHARLESON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Mac S Pinkerton	officer: Pres. of North America Trans.	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55330
James J. Barber	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Jordan T Kass	officer: President, Managed Services	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Henry J Maier	director	1000 FEDEX DRIVE, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Michael Paul Zechmeister	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Chris Obrien	officer: Vice President	8100 MITCHELL RD, STE 200, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Michael D. Castagnetto	officer: President of Robinson Fresh	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55437
Ben G Campbell	officer: VP-General Counsel & Secretary	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55437
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr	officer: President, N American Surface	14701 CHARLSON RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Mark A. Goodburn	director	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Arun Rajan	officer: Chief Product Officer	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347