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Schlumberger (Schlumberger) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Schlumberger's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,123 Mil. Schlumberger's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,842 Mil. Schlumberger's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,476 Mil. Schlumberger's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.85.

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

SLB' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.46   Med: 2.14   Max: 7.11
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Schlumberger was 7.11. The lowest was -2.46. And the median was 2.14.

SLB's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
53.35% of 716 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.735 vs SLB: 1.59

Schlumberger Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schlumberger'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.

Schlumberger 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 -2.46 -1.93 3.08 1.90 1.59

Schlumberger 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 1.99 1.74 1.68 1.56 1.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Schlumberger'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.


Schlumberger Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Schlumberger's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Schlumberger Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Schlumberger'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
=(1123 + 10842) / 7544
=1.59

Schlumberger'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
=(1123 + 10842) / 6476
=1.85

* 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.


Schlumberger  (NYSE:SLB) 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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Schlumberger (Schlumberger) Business Description

Address
5599 San Felipe, 17th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, is the largest oilfield service firm in the world, with expertise in myriad disciplines, including reservoir performance, well construction, production enhancement, and more recently, digital solutions. It maintains a reputation as one of the industry's leading innovators, which has earned it dominant share in numerous end markets.
Executives
Mogharbel Khaled Al officer: President Drilling Group C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Stephane Biguet officer: VP Controller C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Gavin Rennick officer: VP, Human Resources 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
De La Chevardiere Patrick director 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Demosthenis Pafitis officer: Chief Technology Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kevin Fyfe officer: VP Controller-Operations 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
Katharina Beumelburg officer: Chief Sustainability Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Howard Guild officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77046
James T Hackett director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Rakesh Jaggi officer: Pres Digital & Integration 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
Vijay Kasibhatla officer: Director, M&A 5599 SAN FELIPE 17 FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Rajeev Sonthalia officer: President, IPM 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Abdellah Merad officer: VP Controller, Operations 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Dianne B. Ralston officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O TECHNIPFMC PLC, 11740 KATY FREEWAY, ENERGY TOWER 3, HOUSTON TX 77079
Ugo Prechner officer: VP Controller 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056

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