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FirstEnergy (FirstEnergy) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

FirstEnergy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,025 Mil. FirstEnergy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $22,885 Mil. FirstEnergy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,684 Mil. FirstEnergy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.76.

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

FE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.79   Med: 5.82   Max: 7.99
Current: 6.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FirstEnergy was 7.99. The lowest was 4.79. And the median was 5.82.

FE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.52% of 460 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.515 vs FE: 6.27

FirstEnergy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for FirstEnergy'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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FirstEnergy 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 6.37 7.22 5.56 5.75 6.30

FirstEnergy 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 5.65 5.67 6.31 5.56 6.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, FirstEnergy'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.


FirstEnergy Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, FirstEnergy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



FirstEnergy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FirstEnergy'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
=(2025 + 22885) / 3952
=6.30

FirstEnergy'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
=(2025 + 22885) / 3684
=6.76

* 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.


FirstEnergy  (NYSE:FE) 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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FirstEnergy (FirstEnergy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
76 South Main Street, Akron, OH, USA, 44308
FirstEnergy is an investor-owned holding company with 10 regulated distribution utilities across six mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. FirstEnergy also owns and operates one of the nation's largest electric transmission systems.
Executives
Christine Walker officer: VP, Human Resources 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Brian X Tierney director, officer: President and CEO 76 S. MAIN ST., AKRON OH 44308
Jana T Croom director 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Sean Klimczak director C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Paul J Kaleta director P O BOX 30150, RENO NV 89520
Lisa Winston Hicks director 76 S. MAIN ST, AKRON OH 44308
Melvin D. Williams director 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Jesse Lynn director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Somerhalder John W Ii director, officer: Vice Chair & Exec Director 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Hyun Park officer: SVP & CLO 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Christopher D Pappas director C/O 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Leila L Vespoli officer: Sr. Vice Pres & Gen. Counsel C/O FIRSTENERGY CORP, 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
James F Pearson officer: Treasurer 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Leslie M Turner director THE HERSHEY COMPANY, 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE, HERSHEY PA 17036

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