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JetBlue Airways (JetBlue Airways) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

JetBlue Airways's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $424 Mil. JetBlue Airways's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,956 Mil. JetBlue Airways's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $456 Mil. JetBlue Airways's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.80.

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

JBLU' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.86   Med: 2.18   Max: 13.96
Current: 10.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of JetBlue Airways was 13.96. The lowest was -4.86. And the median was 2.18.

JBLU's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
90.77% of 845 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.83 vs JBLU: 10.80

JetBlue Airways Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for JetBlue Airways'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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JetBlue Airways 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 2.30 -4.86 10.24 13.96 10.83

JetBlue Airways 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 5.45 -15.55 2.66 33.40 11.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, JetBlue Airways'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.


JetBlue Airways Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, JetBlue Airways's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



JetBlue Airways Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

JetBlue Airways'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
=(424 + 4956) / 497
=10.82

JetBlue Airways'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
=(424 + 4956) / 456
=11.80

* 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.


JetBlue Airways  (NAS:JBLU) 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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JetBlue Airways (JetBlue Airways) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY, USA, 11101
JetBlue Airways Corp is a low-cost airline that offers high-quality service, including assigned seating and in-flight entertainment. It served approximately 100 destinations in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, and England. The company currently operates Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo, and Embraer E190 aircraft types. The operating segments of company are Domestic & Canada, Caribbean & Latin America and Atlantic. Majority of revenue is generated from Domestic & Canada segment.
Executives
Gerald Alfred Spencer officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Carol Ann Clements officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Brandon Nelson officer: General Counsel Corp Sec C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Robert F Leduc director UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Teri P Mcclure director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Monte E Ford director C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
O'hagan Sarah Robb director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Vivek Sharma director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA N, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Thomas Winkelmann director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Ellen Jewett director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
B Ben Baldanza director C/O SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC., 2800 EXECUTIVE WAY, MIRAMAR FL 33025
Peter Boneparth director 1411 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Ursula L Hurley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
David Christopher Clark officer: Head of Revenue and Planning C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Robin Hayes director, officer: CEO C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101