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ADT (ADT) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

ADT's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $337 Mil. ADT's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,523 Mil. ADT's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,353 Mil. ADT's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.34.

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

ADT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.06   Med: 5.1   Max: 13.84
Current: 4.06

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ADT was 13.84. The lowest was 4.06. And the median was 5.10.

ADT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
72% of 825 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs ADT: 4.06

ADT Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ADT'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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ADT 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 4.65 5.17 5.13 4.66 4.15

ADT 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 3.50 6.57 5.17 4.83 3.34

Competitive Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, ADT'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.


ADT Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



ADT Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ADT'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
=(336.591 + 7523.349) / 1894.294
=4.15

ADT'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
=(336.591 + 7523.349) / 2352.832
=3.34

* 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.


ADT  (NYSE:ADT) 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.


ADT Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ADT (ADT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1501 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
ADT Inc is a provider of monitored security, interactive home and business automation, and related monitoring services in the United States and Canada. It offers residential, commercial, and multi-site customers a comprehensive set of burglary, video, access control, fire and smoke alarm, and medical alert solutions. The company segments include Consumer and Small Business (CSB), Commercial, and Solar. It generates maximum revenue from the Commercial segment.
Executives
David A. Scott officer: EVP, Chief People & Admin. Off 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Marques Coleman director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Nicole Bonsignore director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Wayne Thorsen officer: EVP, Chief Business Officer 3892 RONDA ROAD, PEBBLE BEACH CA 93953
Delu Jackson officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 650 TENNIS CLUB DRIVE, APT. L107, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33311
Jamie Elizabeth Haenggi officer: SVP, Chief Sales & Mktg. Off. 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Kenneth Porpora officer: SVP, Chief Growth Officer 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
James David Devries officer: President ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Donald M. Young officer: SVP & Chief Info Off. 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
David W Smail officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Daniel Bresingham officer: EVP, Chief Admin. Off. & Treas 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co 10 percent owner ONE STATE FARM PLAZA, BLOOMINGTON IL 61710
Paul Joseph Smith director ONE STATE FARM PLAZA E-12, BLOOMINGTON IL 61710-0001
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Benjamin Honig director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431