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Thor Industries (Thor Industries) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 3.41 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Thor Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $17 Mil. Thor Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,390 Mil. Thor Industries's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $413 Mil. Thor Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.41.

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

THO' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 1.38   Max: 4.74
Current: 1.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Thor Industries was 4.74. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 1.38.

THO's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
59.11% of 1037 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs THO: 1.90

Thor Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thor Industries'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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Thor Industries Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.74 2.89 1.38 0.96 1.49

Thor Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 3.51 1.65 1.42 2.00 3.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, Thor Industries'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.


Thor Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



Thor Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Thor Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(11.368 + 1291.311) / 873.728
=1.49

Thor Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(17.234 + 1390.469) / 412.968
=3.41

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Thor Industries  (NYSE:THO) 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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Thor Industries (Thor Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
601 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, USA, 46514-3305
Based in Elkhart, Indiana, Thor Industries manufactures Class A, Class B, and Class C motor homes along with travel trailers and fifth wheel towables across over 30 brands. Through the acquisition of Erwin Hymer in 2019, the company expanded its geographic footprint and now produces various motorized and towable recreational vehicles for Europe, including motorcaravans, campervans, urban vehicles, caravans, and other RV-related products and services. The company has also begun generating revenue through aftermarket component parts through the acquisition of Airxcel in 2021, however, this is still a nascent part of the business as it accounts for less than 10% of total sales. In fiscal 2023, the company wholesaled 187,015 units and generated over $11.1 billion in revenue.
Executives
W. Todd Woelfer officer: Sr. VP, Gen Counsel & Sec. PO BOX 3300, ELKHART IN 46515
Kenneth D Julian officer: VP of Admin. and HR 3080 WINDSOR CT., ELKHART IN 46514
Peter Busch Orthwein director, officer: Exec. Chairman of the Board ONE LAGAYETTE PLACE, GREENWICH CT 06830
James L Ziemer director C/O HARLEY DAVIDSON, 3700 W. JUNEAU AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Amelia Huntington director C/O THOR INDUSTRIES, INC., 601 EAST BEARDSLEY AVE., ELKHART IN 46514-3305
Trevor Q. Gasper officer: VP, General Counsel and Sec. 601 EAST BEARDSLEY AVE., ELKHART IN 46514
Laurel Hurd director C/O NEWELL BRANDS INC., 6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30328
Christina Hennington director 1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
J Allen Kosowsky director C/O THOR INDUSTRIES, INC., 419 WEST PIKE STREET, JACKSON CENTER OH 45334-0629
Kelley William J. Jr director USG CORPORATION, 550 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Josef Hjelmaker officer: Chief Innovation Officer C/O THOR INDUSTRIES, INC., 601 E. BEARDSLEY AVE., ELKHART IN 46514-3305
Christopher J Klein director 520 LAKE COOK ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Jan Suwinski director 9450 SEWARD RD, C/O OHIO CASUALTY GROUP, FAIRFIELD OH 45014
Robert W Martin director, officer: Chief Exec. Officer & Pres. C/O KEYSTONE RV COMPANY, 2642 HACKBERRY DRIVE, GOSHEN IN 46526
Troy James officer: SVP International Operations C/O THOR INDUSTRIES, INC., 601 EAST BEARDSLEY AVENUE, ELKHART IN 46514-3305