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KWSAT SE KGaA (XTER:KWS) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.49 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

KWSAT SE KGaA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €401 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €462 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,754 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.49.

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 KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:KWS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 1.92   Max: 3.09
Current: 1.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of KWSAT SE KGaA was 3.09. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 1.92.

XTER:KWS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.58% of 177 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 1.99 vs XTER:KWS: 1.33

KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for KWSAT SE KGaA'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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KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

KWSAT SE KGaA Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.09 2.63 2.92 3.05 2.51

KWSAT SE KGaA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.76 -18.94 0.87 -5.83 0.49

Competitive Comparison of KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, KWSAT SE KGaA'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.


KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(180.741 + 604.394) / 312.631
=2.51

KWSAT SE KGaA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(400.7 + 462.2) / 1753.6
=0.49

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


KWSAT SE KGaA  (XTER:KWS) 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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KWSAT SE KGaA (XTER:KWS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Grimsehlstrasse 31, P.O. Box 1463, Einbeck, SN, DEU, 37555
KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA breeds and distributes agriculture seeds internationally. The core segments of the company focus on sugarbeet, corn, cereals, and vegetables. The company works on breeding new varieties and seed multiplication to produce the best results for farmers. Plants and seeds are monitored at different stages of the lifecycle to ensure high-quality. Products, processes, and consulting are marketed to farmers as certain expertise is needed in different regions of the world. Consultants are dispersed to learn the region-specific products and help strengthen relationships with customers.
Executives
Eric Gombert Supervisory Board
Christine Coenen Supervisory Board
Nicolás Wielandt Board of Directors

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