Dollar Tree (Dollar Tree) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.56 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Dollar Tree Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Dollar Tree's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,513 Mil. Dollar Tree's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $8,874 Mil. Dollar Tree's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-6,659 Mil. Dollar Tree's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -1.56.

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

DLTR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -253.96 Med: 3.04 Max: 5.26
Current: -253.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dollar Tree was 5.26. The lowest was -253.96. And the median was 3.04.

DLTR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 254 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs DLTR: -253.96

Dollar Tree Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar Tree's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Dollar Tree Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dollar Tree Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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5.26

3.75

3.95

3.37

-253.96

Dollar Tree 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															3.11	4.12	5.28	5.17	-1.56

Competitive Comparison of Dollar Tree's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar Tree'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.

Dollar Tree's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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

Dollar Tree Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Dollar Tree'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
	=	(1513	+	8873.9)	/	-40.9
	=	-253.96

Dollar Tree'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
	=	(1513	+	8873.9)	/	-6658.8
	=	-1.56

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.

Dollar Tree (NAS:DLTR) 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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Dollar Tree (Dollar Tree) Business Description

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Address

500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA, USA, 23320

Website

https://www.dollartree.com

Dollar Tree operates discount stores across the United States and Canada, with over 8,200 shops under its namesake banner and 8,350 under Family Dollar. About 45% of Dollar Tree's sales in fiscal 2022 were composed of consumables (including food, health and beauty, and cleaning products), nearly 50% from variety items (including toys and homewares), and over 5% from seasonal items. The Dollar Tree banner sells most of its merchandise at the $1.25 price point and positions its stores in well-populated suburban markets. Conversely, Family Dollar primarily sells consumable merchandise (nearly 80% of the banner's sales) at prices below $10. About two-thirds of Family Dollar's stores are located in urban and suburban markets, with the remaining one-third located in rural areas.

Executives

Mantle Ridge Lp	other: Director by deputization	712 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 17F, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Aflatooni	officer: Chief Information Officer	DOLLAR TREE, INC., 500 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE VA 23328
Daniel J Heinrich	director	CLOROX CO, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Jonathan Leiken	officer: Chief Legal Officer	C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR RD., NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Diane Randolph	director	1500 SOLANA BLVD, SUITE 3400, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Jennifer Hulett	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	1500 SOLANA BLVD., SUITE 3400, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Michael J Kindy	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Jeffrey A. Davis	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1200 WILSON DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Richard W Dreiling	director, other: Executive Chairman	C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Janet Dhillon	officer: Chief Legal Officer	111 W RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Creedon Michael C Jr	officer: Chief Operating Officer	833 KEITH ROAD, WAKE FOREST NC 27587
John W Flanigan	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Gatta Lawrence J. Jr.	officer: Chief Merchandising Officer FD	C/O LONGS DRUG STORES CORPORATION, 141 NORTH CIVIC DRIVE, WALNUT CREEK CA 94596
David A. Jacobs	officer: Chief Strategy Officer	500 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE VA 23320
Kelly Edward J Iii	director	CIT GROUP INC, ONE CIT DRIVE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039