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Here's Why Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Here's Why Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's balance sheet when you examine how risky it is, since debt is often involved when a business collapses. Importantly, Frontdoor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTDR) does carry debt. But the real question is whether this debt is making the company risky.
Why Does Debt Bring Risk?
Debt assists a business until the business has trouble paying it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. Part and parcel of capitalism is the process of 'creative destruction' where failed businesses are mercilessly liquidated by their bankers. While that is not too common, we often do see indebted companies permanently diluting shareholders because lenders force them to raise capital at a distressed price. Of course, debt can be an important tool in businesses, particularly capital heavy businesses. The first thing to do when considering how much debt a business uses is to look at its cash and debt together.
Check out our latest analysis for Frontdoor
What Is Frontdoor's Debt?
As you can see below, Frontdoor had US$618.0m of debt at June 2022, down from US$666.0m a year prior. However, it does have US$269.0m in cash offsetting this, leading to net debt of about US$349.0m.
NasdaqGS:FTDR Debt to Equity History August 29th 2022A Look At Frontdoor's Liabilities
According to the last reported balance sheet, Frontdoor had liabilities of US$404.0m due within 12 months, and liabilities of US$666.0m due beyond 12 months. On the other hand, it had cash of US$269.0m and US$18.0m worth of receivables due within a year. So its liabilities outweigh the sum of its cash and (near-term) receivables by US$783.0m.
This deficit isn't so bad because Frontdoor is worth US$1.88b, and thus could probably raise enough capital to shore up its balance sheet, if the need arose. But it's clear that we should definitely closely examine whether it can manage its debt without dilution.
We use two main ratios to inform us about debt levels relative to earnings. The first is net debt divided by earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), while the second is how many times its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) covers its interest expense (or its interest cover, for short). This way, we consider both the absolute quantum of the debt, as well as the interest rates paid on it.
Frontdoor has net debt worth 1.5 times EBITDA, which isn't too much, but its interest cover looks a bit on the low side, with EBIT at only 6.9 times the interest expense. While these numbers do not alarm us, it's worth noting that the cost of the company's debt is having a real impact. But the other side of the story is that Frontdoor saw its EBIT decline by 9.3% over the last year. If earnings continue to decline at that rate the company may have increasing difficulty managing its debt load. There's no doubt that we learn most about debt from the balance sheet. But ultimately the future profitability of the business will decide if Frontdoor can strengthen its balance sheet over time. So if you're focused on the future you can check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
Finally, while the tax-man may adore accounting profits, lenders only accept cold hard cash. So the logical step is to look at the proportion of that EBIT that is matched by actual free cash flow. Over the most recent three years, Frontdoor recorded free cash flow worth 68% of its EBIT, which is around normal, given free cash flow excludes interest and tax. This free cash flow puts the company in a good position to pay down debt, when appropriate.
Our View
On our analysis Frontdoor's conversion of EBIT to free cash flow should signal that it won't have too much trouble with its debt. However, our other observations weren't so heartening. For instance it seems like it has to struggle a bit to grow its EBIT. Looking at all this data makes us feel a little cautious about Frontdoor's debt levels. While debt does have its upside in higher potential returns, we think shareholders should definitely consider how debt levels might make the stock more risky. When analysing debt levels, the balance sheet is the obvious place to start. But ultimately, every company can contain risks that exist outside of the balance sheet. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Frontdoor that you should be aware of before investing here.
At the end of the day, it's often better to focus on companies that are free from net debt. You can access our special list of such companies (all with a track record of profit growth). It's free.
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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
巴菲特(Warren Buffett)曾説過一句名言:波動性遠非風險的代名詞。當你考察一家公司的風險有多大時,考慮它的資產負債表是很自然的,因為當一家企業倒閉時,債務往往會涉及到它。重要的是前門公司納斯達克(Alipay:FTDR)確實揹負着債務。但真正的問題是,這筆債務是否讓該公司面臨風險。
為什麼債務會帶來風險?
債務幫助企業,直到企業難以償還債務,無論是用新資本還是用自由現金流。資本主義的一部分是“創造性破壞”的過程,破產的企業被銀行家無情地清算。儘管這並不常見,但我們確實經常看到負債累累的公司永久性地稀釋股東的權益,因為貸款人迫使他們以令人沮喪的價格籌集資金。當然,在企業中,債務可以是一個重要的工具,特別是資本密集型企業。當考慮一家企業使用了多少債務時,首先要做的是把現金和債務放在一起看。
查看我們對前門的最新分析
FrontDoor的債務是什麼?
正如你在下面看到的,截至2022年6月,FrontDoor的債務為6.18億美元,低於一年前的6.66億美元。然而,它確實有2.69億美元的現金來抵消這一點,導致淨債務約為3.49億美元。
NasdaqGS:FTDR債轉股歷史2022年8月29日看前門的負債情況
根據最新報告的資產負債表,FrontDoor有4.04億美元的負債在12個月內到期,6.66億美元的負債在12個月後到期。另一方面,它有2.69億美元的現金和價值1800萬美元的應收賬款在一年內到期。因此,它的負債比現金和(近期)應收賬款之和高出7.83億美元。
這一赤字並不是那麼糟糕,因為FrontDoor價值18.8億美元,因此如果需要的話,可能會籌集到足夠的資本來支撐其資產負債表。但很明顯,我們絕對應該仔細檢查它是否能夠在不稀釋的情況下管理債務。
我們使用兩個主要比率來告知我們債務相對於收益的水平。第一個是淨債務除以利息、税項、折舊和攤銷前收益(EBITDA),第二個是其息税前收益(EBIT)覆蓋其利息支出(或簡稱利息覆蓋)的多少倍。這樣,我們既考慮了債務的絕對量,也考慮了為其支付的利率。
FrontDoor的淨債務是EBITDA的1.5倍,這並不是太多,但其利息覆蓋率看起來有點低,EBIT僅為利息支出的6.9倍。雖然這些數字並沒有讓我們感到恐慌,但值得注意的是,該公司的債務成本正在產生真正的影響。但另一方面,前門公司的息税前利潤去年下降了9.3%。如果收益繼續以這樣的速度下降,該公司管理債務負擔的難度可能會越來越大。毫無疑問,我們從資產負債表中瞭解到的債務最多。但最終,該業務未來的盈利能力將決定FrontDoor能否隨着時間的推移加強其資產負債表。所以,如果你關注未來,你可以看看這個免費顯示分析師利潤預測的報告。
最後,儘管税務人員可能喜歡會計利潤,但貸款人只接受冷硬現金。因此,合乎邏輯的一步是看看息税前利潤與實際自由現金流相匹配的比例。最近三年,FrontDoor錄得的自由現金流相當於其息税前利潤的68%,考慮到自由現金流不包括利息和税收,這一數字接近正常水平。這種自由現金流使公司在適當的時候處於償還債務的有利地位。
我們的觀點
根據我們的分析,FrontDoor將息税前利潤轉換為自由現金流應該表明,它的債務不會有太大麻煩。然而,我們的其他觀察結果並不那麼令人振奮。例如,它似乎不得不努力實現息税前利潤的增長。看着所有這些數據,我們對FrontDoor的債務水平感到有點謹慎。雖然債務確實有更高的潛在回報,但我們認為股東絕對應該考慮債務水平可能會如何使股票的風險更高。在分析債務水平時,資產負債表顯然是一個起點。但歸根結底,每家公司都可能包含存在於資產負債表之外的風險。例如,我們發現1個前門警告標誌在這裏投資之前你應該意識到這一點。
歸根結底,關注那些沒有淨債務的公司往往更好。你可以訪問我們的這類公司的特別名單(都有利潤增長的記錄)。這是免費的。
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本文由Simply Wall St.撰寫,具有概括性。我們僅使用不偏不倚的方法提供基於歷史數據和分析師預測的評論,我們的文章並不打算作為財務建議。它不構成買賣任何股票的建議,也沒有考慮你的目標或你的財務狀況。我們的目標是為您帶來由基本面數據驅動的長期重點分析。請注意,我們的分析可能不會將最新的對價格敏感的公司公告或定性材料考慮在內。Simply Wall St.對上述任何一隻股票都沒有持倉。
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