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Ford Motor Co (Ford Motor Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Ford Motor Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $50,150 Mil. Ford Motor Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $100,957 Mil. Ford Motor Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $804 Mil. Ford Motor Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 187.94.

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 Ford Motor Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

F' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.46   Med: 11.81   Max: 29.52
Current: 12.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ford Motor Co was 29.52. The lowest was 5.46. And the median was 11.81.

F's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
93.74% of 1039 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.4 vs F: 12.80

Ford Motor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ford Motor Co'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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Ford Motor Co 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 17.61 20.40 5.46 29.52 12.80

Ford Motor Co 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 10.95 8.59 8.64 10.88 187.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Ford Motor Co'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.


Ford Motor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ford Motor Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ford Motor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ford Motor Co'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
=(50150 + 100957) / 11808
=12.80

Ford Motor Co'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
=(50150 + 100957) / 804
=187.94

* 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.


Ford Motor Co  (NYSE:F) 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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Ford Motor Co (Ford Motor Co) Business Description

Address
One American Road, Dearborn, MI, USA, 48126
Ford Motor Co. manufactures automobiles under its Ford and Lincoln brands. In March 2022, the company announced that it will run its combustion engine business, Ford Blue, and its BEV business, Ford Model e, as separate businesses but still all under Ford Motor. The company has about 13% market share in the United States, about 6.5% share in Europe, and about 2.1% share in China including unconsolidated affiliates. We expect market share to increase as inventory improves coming out of the chip shortage. Sales in the U.S. made up about 67% of 2022 total company revenue. Ford has about 173,000 employees, including about 57,000 UAW employees, and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.
Executives
John Douglas Field officer: Chief AT&ES Officer ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Andrew Frick officer: President, Ford Blue ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Peter C Stern officer: President, Integrated Services C/O FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
John T. Lawler officer: Vice President and Controller ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Farley Jr James D officer: Group Vice President FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Ashwani Kumar Galhotra officer: Group Vice President ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48138
Theodore J. Cannis officer: CEO of Ford Pro ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Shengpo Wu officer: President and CEO, Ford China ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Stuart J. Rowley officer: Vice President and Controller ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Jennifer Waldo officer: Chief People & E. Exp. Officer ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Marin Gjaja officer: Chief Cust. Off., Ford Model e ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Ford William Clay Jr director, officer: Chairman and CEO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Alexandra Ford English director ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
May John C Ii director DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Catherine A. O'callaghan officer: Vice President and Controller ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126