JBS S.A. issued several series of debt securities between 2012 and 2021 totaling over $5 billion. The debt issues ranged from 5 to 10 year terms with coupon rates between 7.25% to 11.625%. JBS S.A. and several of its subsidiaries guarantee the different debt issues. As of the first quarter of 2012, JBS S.A. had a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.6x excluding one subsidiary and 4.3x including that subsidiary. The debt was split between long term and short term obligations and denominated in both Brazilian real and US dollars.