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Equitable Holdings (Equitable Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -2.69 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Equitable Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $254 Mil. Equitable Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,379 Mil. Equitable Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2,096 Mil. Equitable Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.69.

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

EQH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53   Med: 1.64   Max: 11.01
Current: 3.17

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Equitable Holdings was 11.01. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was 1.64.

EQH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.29% of 291 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs EQH: 3.17

Equitable Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equitable Holdings'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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Equitable Holdings 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 -3.53 5.13 1.52 1.37 3.17

Equitable Holdings 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 2.87 -8.25 1.77 0.78 -2.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Equitable Holdings'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.


Equitable Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Equitable Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equitable Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Equitable Holdings'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
=(254 + 5379) / 1778
=3.17

Equitable Holdings'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
=(254 + 5379) / -2096
=-2.69

* 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.


Equitable Holdings  (NYSE:EQH) 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.


Equitable Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Equitable Holdings (Equitable Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10104
Equitable Holdings Inc is a financial services company in the us. The company provides variable annuities, tax-deferred investment and retirement plans, employee benefits, and protection solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses. Its business segments include Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Investment Management, Research, and Protection Solutions. The Individual Retirement segment offers annuity products, the Group Retirement segment provides tax-deferred investment and retirement services, Investment Management and Research segment consist of diversified investment management, research, and related services, and the Protection Solutions segment focuses on life insurance products.
Executives
Nick Lane officer: (See Remarks) C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Daniel G Kaye director 1742 APPLEBY ROAD, INVERNESS IL 60067
Eckert William James Iv officer: SVP, CAO and Controller C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Mark Pearson director, officer: President and CEO C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Kristi Ann Matus director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Robin M Raju officer: Senior EVP & CFO C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Bertram L Scott director C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO, 1 BECTON DR, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Jeffrey J Hurd officer: Senior EVP & COO C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Arlene Isaacs-lowe director C/O XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., 200 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 2700, ORLANDO FL 32801
Craig C Mackay director 75 WEST 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
Stonehill Charles G.t. director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Jose Ramon Gonzalez officer: SEVP & Chief Legal Officer 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Anders Malmstrom officer: Senior EVP & CFO C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Dave S. Hattem officer: Senior EVP & GC C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Francis Hondal director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104

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