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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.56 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is ABM Industries Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ABM Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $62 Mil. ABM Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,393 Mil. ABM Industries's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $409 Mil. ABM Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.56.

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 ABM Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ABM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 2.86   Max: 6.69
Current: 2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ABM Industries was 6.69. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 2.86.

ABM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
61.04% of 829 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs ABM: 2.73

ABM Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABM Industries'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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ABM Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

ABM Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.52 4.56 3.46 3.03 2.70

ABM Industries 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 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 3.68 3.05 2.13 2.64 3.56

Competitive Comparison of ABM Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, ABM Industries'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.


ABM Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ABM Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ABM Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ABM Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(64 + 1378.6) / 534.1
=2.70

ABM Industries'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
=(62 + 1392.8) / 408.8
=3.56

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


ABM Industries  (NYSE:ABM) 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.


ABM Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10006
ABM Industries Inc is a provider of integrated facility solutions. It offers its solutions through five segments: Business and Industry, Manufacturing and Distribution, Education, Aviation and Technical solutions. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the business and industry segment, which encompasses janitorial, facilities engineering, and parking services for commercial real estate properties and sports and entertainment venues, as well as vehicle maintenance and other services to rental car providers. The company mainly operates in the United States of America.
Executives
Rene Jacobsen officer: Pres - Business & Industry 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Andrea R Newborn officer: EVP/GEN. COUNSEL/CORP. SECTY. ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott B Salmirs officer: Executive Vice President 551 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Dean A Chin officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
James David Devries director ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Joshua H Feinberg officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Raul Javier Valentin officer: EVP and CHRO ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Linda Chavez director
Art A Garcia director 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Quincy L Allen director 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Earl Ray Ellis officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Sean Michael Mahoney officer: EVP, President-Sales & Mktng ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott J Giacobbe officer: Pres - Building & Energy 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Diego Anthony Scaglione officer: SVP/Treasurer 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Jill Golder director 305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087