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General Motors Co (General Motors Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

General Motors Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38,968 Mil. General Motors Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $83,680 Mil. General Motors Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18,032 Mil. General Motors Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.80.

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

GM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.36   Med: 4.44   Max: 5.29
Current: 5.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of General Motors Co was 5.29. The lowest was 3.36. And the median was 4.44.

GM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
79.94% of 1037 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs GM: 5.29

General Motors Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Motors 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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General Motors 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 4.67 5.04 4.29 4.85 5.29

General Motors 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 5.14 4.91 4.77 4.45 6.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, General Motors 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.


General Motors Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



General Motors Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

General Motors 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
=(38968 + 83680) / 23202
=5.29

General Motors 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
=(38968 + 83680) / 18032
=6.80

* 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.


General Motors Co  (NYSE:GM) 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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General Motors Co (General Motors Co) Business Description

Address
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI, USA, 48265-3000
General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its U.S. market share leader crown in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021, with share up 170 basis points to 16.4%, a full percentage point ahead of Toyota. GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle arm has previously done driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities but stopped in late 2023 after an accident. GM owns over 80% of Cruise. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
Executives
Mark L Reuss officer: Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Jan E Tighe director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Rory Harvey officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Michael Robert Abbott officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Paul A Jacobson officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Gerald Johnson officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Stephen K. Carlisle officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Jon Mcneill director 45500 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Joanne C. Crevoiserat director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Wesley G Bush director 333 MAPLE AVENUE EAST, #3080, VIENNA VA 22180
Julian G. Blissett officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Patricia F Russo director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Douglas L Parks officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Craig B. Glidden officer: Executive Vice President & GC 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER., M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Christopher Hatto officer: VP, Controller & CAO 27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI MI 49377