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Corteva (Corteva) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Corteva's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $198 Mil. Corteva's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,291 Mil. Corteva's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $204 Mil. Corteva's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.20.

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

CTVA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.16   Med: 0.39   Max: 0.98
Current: 0.98

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Corteva was 0.98. The lowest was -2.16. And the median was 0.39.

CTVA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
69.27% of 179 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 1.95 vs CTVA: 0.98

Corteva Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corteva'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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Corteva Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.58 0.31 0.48 0.98

Corteva 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 2.39 1.15 0.90 -18.43 12.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Corteva'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.


Corteva Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Corteva's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Corteva Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Corteva'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
=(198 + 2291) / 2537
=0.98

Corteva'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
=(198 + 2291) / 204
=12.20

* 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.


Corteva  (NYSE:CTVA) 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.


Corteva Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Corteva (Corteva) Business Description

Address
974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19805
Corteva is an agriculture pure play that was formed in 2019 when it was spun off from DowDuPont. The company is a leader in the development of new seed and crop chemicals products. Seeds and crop protection chemicals each make up around half of profits. Although Corteva operates globally, around half of revenue comes from North America.
Executives
Samuel R Eathington officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Robert D. King officer: EVP, Crop Protection Business C/O CORTEVA, INC., 9330 ZIONSVILLE ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Timothy P Glenn officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Fuerer Cornel B director, officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
David J Anderson officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, 101 COLUMBIA ROAD, MORRISTOWN NJ 09762
Charles V. Magro director, officer: CEO C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, CRP 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Audrey Grimm officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 9330 ZIONSVILLE ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Klaus A Engel director C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Meghan Cassidy officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Brian Titus officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Rajan Gajaria officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Janet Plaut Giesselman director 25435 HARVARD RD., BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Kerry J Preete director 800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS MO 63167
David C Everitt director DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Karen H. Grimes director TOLL BROTHERS, INC., 1140 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034

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