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Proterra (Proterra) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.38 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Proterra Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Proterra's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $179.0 Mil. Proterra's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $19.5 Mil. Proterra's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $45.3 Mil. Proterra's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 4.38.

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

PTRAQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.54   Med: -0.76   Max: -0.64
Current: -0.64

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Proterra was -0.64. The lowest was -1.54. And the median was -0.76.

PTRAQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 163 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.92 vs PTRAQ: -0.64

Proterra Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proterra'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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Proterra Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Proterra Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
- -1.54 -0.75 -0.76

Proterra Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.66 -0.53 -0.22 -2.41 4.38

Competitive Comparison of Proterra's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Proterra'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.


Proterra's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Proterra's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Proterra Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Proterra's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(129.568 + 18.155) / -195.136
=-0.76

Proterra's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(178.992 + 19.49) / 45.324
=4.38

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Proterra  (OTCPK:PTRAQ) 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.


Proterra Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Proterra (Proterra) Business Description

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Address
1815 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA, USA, 94010
Proterra Inc is a developer and producer of zero-emission electric vehicle and EV technology solutions for commercial applications. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric transit buses as an original equipment manufacturer for North American public transit agencies, airports, universities, and other commercial transit fleets. It also designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and integrates proprietary battery systems and electrification solutions for commercial vehicle manufacturers. Additionally, Proterra provides fleet-scale, high-power charging solutions for its customers. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Gareth T Joyce director, officer: CEO and President C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Jeffrey Donald Embt officer: Chief Accounting Officer 7330 SANTORINI LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Christopher L Bailey officer: President, Powered & Energy C/O PROTERRA INC., 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Julian R Soell officer: President, Proterra Transit C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
David S Black officer: Chief Financial Officer 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Joann Covington officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secy PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Karina F Padilla director C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Jan Hauser director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Nielsen M Roger director C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Mary L Krakauer director 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Andrew J Cederoth officer: Interim CFO C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Joshua P Ensign officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Jeannine P Sargent director C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., 100 SUNNYSIDE BOULEVARD SUITE B, WOODBURY NY 11797
Michael David Smith director C/O PROTERRA INC, 1815 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Joan Robinson-berry director VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC, 15000 VALMONT PLAZA, OMAHA NE 68175

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