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Volkswagen AG (XTER:VOW3) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.84 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Volkswagen AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Volkswagen AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €74,887 Mil. Volkswagen AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €119,085 Mil. Volkswagen AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €68,208 Mil. Volkswagen AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.84.

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

XTER:VOW3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.17   Med: 3.73   Max: 5.83
Current: 3.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Volkswagen AG was 5.83. The lowest was 3.17. And the median was 3.73.

XTER:VOW3's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.73% of 1037 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs XTER:VOW3: 3.57

Volkswagen AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Volkswagen AG'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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Volkswagen AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Volkswagen AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.75 4.30 3.71 3.42 3.57

Volkswagen AG 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.78 3.67 3.55 3.91 2.84

Competitive Comparison of Volkswagen AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Volkswagen AG'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.


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

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

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



Volkswagen AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Volkswagen AG'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
=(74887 + 119085) / 54350
=3.57

Volkswagen AG'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
=(74887 + 119085) / 68208
=2.84

* 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.


Volkswagen AG  (XTER:VOW3) 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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Volkswagen AG (XTER:VOW3) Business Description

Address
Berliner Ring 2, Wolfsburg, NI, DEU, 38440
Volkswagen is one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers. Automotive brands include Volkswagen passenger cars, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, and Skoda. Commercial vehicle brands include MAN, Navistar, Scania, and Volkswagen. The company's financial services group provides dealer financing to support floor plans, consumer financing for vehicle purchases, vehicle leasing, banking, and other financial services. In 2022, Europe was Volkswagen's largest light vehicle market at 41% of total volume, followed by China at 37%, and rest of world at 22%.
Executives
Oliver Blume Board of Directors

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