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Simac Techniek (XAMS:SIMAC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Simac Techniek Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Simac Techniek's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €1.8 Mil. Simac Techniek's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €0.1 Mil. Simac Techniek's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €4.2 Mil. Simac Techniek's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.46.

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

XAMS:SIMAC's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.06
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Simac Techniek Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Simac Techniek'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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Simac Techniek Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Simac Techniek Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.10 0.05 0.03 0.46

Simac Techniek Semi-Annual Data
Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.10 0.05 0.03 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Simac Techniek's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Simac Techniek'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.


Simac Techniek's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Simac Techniek's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Simac Techniek Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Simac Techniek's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.838 + 0.124) / 4.249
=0.46

Simac Techniek's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.838 + 0.124) / 4.249
=0.46

* 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 one times the quarterly (Dec. 2014) EBITDA data.


Simac Techniek  (XAMS:SIMAC) 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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Simac Techniek (XAMS:SIMAC) Business Description

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Simac Techniek is an IT services company. It designs, implements & manages communication & IT infrastructure, Designs & delivers sector-specific applications & Supplies products, projects & services in the field of industrial electronics & automation.

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