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Freeport-McMoRan (Freeport-McMoRan) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Freeport-McMoRan's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $850 Mil. Freeport-McMoRan's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,003 Mil. Freeport-McMoRan's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,656 Mil. Freeport-McMoRan's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.02.

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

FCX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -149.79   Med: 1.43   Max: 5.14
Current: 1.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Freeport-McMoRan was 5.14. The lowest was -149.79. And the median was 1.43.

FCX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.58% of 544 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 2.065 vs FCX: 1.15

Freeport-McMoRan Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Freeport-McMoRan'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.

* Premium members only.

Freeport-McMoRan 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 4.31 2.53 0.95 1.18 1.15

Freeport-McMoRan 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 1.25 1.15 1.20 1.12 1.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Copper subindustry, Freeport-McMoRan'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.


Freeport-McMoRan Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Freeport-McMoRan's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Freeport-McMoRan Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Freeport-McMoRan'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
=(850 + 9003) / 8589
=1.15

Freeport-McMoRan'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
=(850 + 9003) / 9656
=1.02

* 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.


Freeport-McMoRan  (NYSE:FCX) 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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Freeport-McMoRan (Freeport-McMoRan) Business Description

Address
333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85004-2189
Freeport-McMoRan Inc is an international mining company. It operates geographically diverse assets with proven and probable mineral reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company's portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; and mining operations in North America and South America, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in Arizona and the Cerro Verde operation in Peru. It derives key revenue from the sale of Copper.
Executives
Sara Grootwassink Lewis director C/O CAPITALSOURCE INC., 4445 WILLARD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Ellie L. Mikes officer: Chief Accounting Officer 333 N. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX AZ 85004
Currault Douglas N. Ii officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 333 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Ryan Michael Lance director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Marcela E Donadio director 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036-6565
David P Abney director 55 GLENLAKE PARWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Robert W. Dudley director 333 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Dustan E Mccoy director
Hugh Grant director C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., 1 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Whitmire C Donald Jr officer: Vice President and Controller
Maree E. Robertson officer: SVP & CFO 333 N. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX AZ 85004
Stephen T. Higgins officer: Senior VP & CAO 333 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Kathleen L Quirk officer: SVP, CFO, Treasurer 1615 POYDRAS STREET, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
Richard C Adkerson officer: President and CFO
Gerald J Ford director 200 CRESCENT CT STE 1350, DALLAS TX 75201