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Varun Beverages (NSE:VBL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.19 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Varun Beverages Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Varun Beverages's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹20,445 Mil. Varun Beverages's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹33,868 Mil. Varun Beverages's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹17,046 Mil. Varun Beverages's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.19.

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 Varun Beverages's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:VBL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 2.3   Max: 4.42
Current: 1.47

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Varun Beverages was 4.42. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 2.30.

NSE:VBL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56.96% of 79 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs NSE:VBL: 1.47

Varun Beverages Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Varun Beverages'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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Varun Beverages Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Varun Beverages Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.30 2.79 1.97 1.38 1.47

Varun Beverages 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 3.07 - 0.60 - 3.19

Competitive Comparison of Varun Beverages's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Varun Beverages'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.


Varun Beverages's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Varun Beverages's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Varun Beverages Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Varun Beverages'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
=(20444.87 + 33868.23) / 36869.1
=1.47

Varun Beverages'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
=(20444.87 + 33868.23) / 17046.24
=3.19

* 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.


Varun Beverages  (NSE:VBL) 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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Varun Beverages (NSE:VBL) Business Description

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Address
Plot No. 31, Institutional Area, Sector - 44, RJ Corp House, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122 002
Varun Beverages Ltd is engaged in manufacturing, selling, bottling, and distribution of beverages of Pepsi brand in geographically pre-defined territories of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Zambia, Morocco, and Zimbabwe. Its brands include Seven-Up, Mountain Dew, Mirinda, Nimbooz, Tropicana Slice, and other related products. The firm generates a majority of its revenue within India.

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