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QuantumScape (QuantumScape) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.23 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is QuantumScape Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

QuantumScape's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.10 Mil. QuantumScape's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $90.57 Mil. QuantumScape's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-424.35 Mil. QuantumScape's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.23.

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

QS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.59   Med: -0.28   Max: -0.01
Current: -0.24

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of QuantumScape was -0.01. The lowest was -2.59. And the median was -0.28.

QS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1050 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.385 vs QS: -0.24

QuantumScape Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

QuantumScape Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
-0.30 -0.01 -2.59 -0.28 -0.26

QuantumScape Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.29 -0.25 -0.27 -0.25 -0.23

Competitive Comparison of QuantumScape's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto Parts subindustry, QuantumScape'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.


QuantumScape's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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



QuantumScape Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

QuantumScape'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
=(7.913 + 92.72) / -392.953
=-0.26

QuantumScape's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8.096 + 90.57) / -424.352
=-0.23

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


QuantumScape  (NYSE:QS) 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.


QuantumScape Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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QuantumScape (QuantumScape) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1730 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
QuantumScape Corp is engaged in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles. It developed an anode-less cell design, which delivers high energy density while lowering material costs and simplifying manufacturing.
Executives
Jurgen Leohold director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Mohit Singh officer: Chief Development Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kevin Hettrich officer: Chief Financial Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jeffrey B Straubel director C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Mccarthy Michael O Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Srinivasan Sivaram officer: President C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Timothy Holme officer: Chief Technology Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Gena C Lovett director 11324 FOX CREEK FARM WAY, GREAT FALLS VA 22066
Jagdeep Singh director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer, other: Chairman C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 169 JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Dipender Saluja director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Fritz Prinz director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Susan Huppertz director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Justin E Mirro director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 40300 TRADITIONS DRIVE, NORTHVILLE MI 48168
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Brad W Buss director 198 CHAMPION COURT, SAN JOSE CA 95134