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IDEXX Laboratories (IDEXX Laboratories) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

IDEXX Laboratories's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $345 Mil. IDEXX Laboratories's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $723 Mil. IDEXX Laboratories's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,115 Mil. IDEXX Laboratories's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.96.

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

IDXX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.7   Max: 3.15
Current: 0.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of IDEXX Laboratories was 3.15. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.70.

IDXX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.87% of 106 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs IDXX: 0.88

IDEXX Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for IDEXX Laboratories'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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IDEXX Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.67 1.27 0.99 1.45 0.88

IDEXX Laboratories 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 1.44 1.07 0.89 0.93 0.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, IDEXX Laboratories'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.


IDEXX Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, IDEXX Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



IDEXX Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

IDEXX Laboratories'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
=(344.799 + 722.554) / 1217.665
=0.88

IDEXX Laboratories'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
=(344.799 + 722.554) / 1114.68
=0.96

* 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.


IDEXX Laboratories  (NAS:IDXX) 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.


IDEXX Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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IDEXX Laboratories (IDEXX Laboratories) Business Description

Address
One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, ME, USA, 04092
Idexx Laboratories primarily develops, manufactures, and distributes diagnostic products, equipment, and services for pets and livestock. Its key product lines include single-use canine and feline test kits that veterinarians can employ in the office, benchtop chemistry and hematology analyzers for test-panel analysis on-site, reference lab services, and tests to detect and manage disease in livestock. The firm also offers vet practice management software and consulting services to animal hospitals. Idexx gets close to 40% of its revenue from outside the United States.
Executives
James F Polewaczyk officer: Corporate Vice President IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC., ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
Jonathan Jay Mazelsky director, officer: President and CEO ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
Martin Alexander Smith officer: Executive Vice President C/O IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC., ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
Jonathan W Ayers director, officer: President & CEO IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC., ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
Michael Lane officer: Executive Vice President C/O IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC., WESTBROOK ME 04092
Irene Chang Britt director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Bruce L. Claflin director 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Samer Abdul Samad director 5200 ILLUMINA WAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Stuart Essig director 311 C ENTERPRISE DRIVE, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Lawrence D Kingsley director C/O IDEX CORPORATION, 630 DUNDEE ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Asha Collins director IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC., ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
M Anne Szostak director C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, 14901 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TR, ORLANDO FL 32837
Sharon E. Underberg officer: EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, 343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 14650
Sophie V. Vandebroek director 6 OAK MEADOW ROAD, LINCOLN MA 01770
Daniel M Junius director C/O IMMUNOGEN, INC., 830 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451

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