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Sylvamo (Sylvamo) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.75 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sylvamo Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Sylvamo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $28 Mil. Sylvamo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $931 Mil. Sylvamo's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $548 Mil. Sylvamo's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.75.

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

SLVM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 1.54   Max: 2.88
Current: 1.68

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sylvamo was 2.88. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 1.54.

SLVM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.64% of 220 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.345 vs SLVM: 1.68

Sylvamo Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Sylvamo Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.05 0.11 2.88 1.54 1.68

Sylvamo Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.45 1.45 2.23 1.84 1.75

Competitive Comparison of Sylvamo's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Sylvamo'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.


Sylvamo's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Sylvamo's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sylvamo Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Sylvamo'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
=(28 + 931) / 572
=1.68

Sylvamo'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
=(28 + 931) / 548
=1.75

* 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.


Sylvamo  (NYSE:SLVM) 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.


Sylvamo Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Sylvamo (Sylvamo) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6077 Primacy Parkway, Memphis, TN, USA, 38119
Sylvamo Corp is an uncoated papers company with a broad portfolio of top-tier brands and low-cost, large-scale paper mills, it produces uncoated freesheet (UFS) for paper products such as cut size and offset paper, as well as market pulp. The company offers Copy and Printer papers, Commercial Printing papers, Converting papers, and Specialty papers. It operates in three geographical segments: Europe, Latin America, and North America.
Executives
Hirschfeld Tatiana Kalman officer: SVP & GM, Latin America C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6077 PRIMACY PARKWAY, MEMPHIS TN 38119
John V Sims director, officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Karl L Meyers director C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6077 PRIMACY PARKWAY, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Kevin W Ferguson officer: VP, Controller,Chief Acct.Off. C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Thomas A Cleves officer: SVP, Corporate Affairs C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Mark Wilde director C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6077 PRIMACY PARKWAY, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Citigroup Inc 10 percent owner 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
International Paper Co /new/ 10 percent owner 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Matthew Barron officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Atlas Capital Resources Gp Iv Llc 10 percent owner 100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Atlas Capital Gp Iv Lp 10 percent owner 100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Acr Group Paper Holdings Lp 10 percent owner 100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Andrew M Bursky 10 percent owner
Timothy J Fazio 10 percent owner ATLAS HOLDINGS LLC, 100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Acr Group Paper Holdings Jr Gp Llc 10 percent owner 100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830

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