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QuinStreet (QuinStreet) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.41 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is QuinStreet Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

QuinStreet's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. QuinStreet's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.1 Mil. QuinStreet's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-21.9 Mil. QuinStreet's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.41.

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

QNST' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.15   Med: 0.18   Max: 6.19
Current: -1.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of QuinStreet was 6.19. The lowest was -4.15. And the median was 0.18.

QNST's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 673 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs QNST: -1.46

QuinStreet Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for QuinStreet'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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QuinStreet Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

QuinStreet 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 - 0.28 0.18 0.31 -0.89

QuinStreet 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 -0.10 0.09 8.76 -0.23 -0.41

Competitive Comparison of QuinStreet's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, QuinStreet'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.


QuinStreet's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, QuinStreet's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



QuinStreet Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

QuinStreet'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
=(0 + 1.261) / -1.417
=-0.89

QuinStreet'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
=(0 + 9.056) / -21.912
=-0.41

* 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.


QuinStreet  (NAS:QNST) 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.


QuinStreet Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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QuinStreet (QuinStreet) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor, Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
QuinStreet Inc focuses on serving clients in large, information-intensive industries, where the company has pioneered a broad range of Internet marketing tools. QuintStreet aims to partner with search engine companies by helping build websites with flexible content and offerings that are customizable according to the user base. It generates revenue by delivering measurable online marketing results to the clients. Its product offerings comprise a full range of performance marketing products: Clicks, Inquiries, Calls, Applications, and Full Customer Acquisitions.
Executives
Gregory Wong officer: CFO 950 TOWER LANE, 6TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Douglas Valenti director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O QUINSTREET, INC., 1051 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Asmau Ahmed director 315 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1B, NEW YORK NY 10025
Hillary B Smith director C/O YEXT, INC, 61 NINTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
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James R. Simons director C/O SPLIT ROCK PARTNERS, 10400 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 250, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Robin Josephs director
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Andrew T Sheehan director 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Gregory P Sands director 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
John G Mcdonald director 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 3100, SEATTLE WA 98101-1374
Nina Bhanap officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O QUINSTREET, INC., 1051 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Matthew Glickman director 159 MELVILLE AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Martin J Collins officer: SVP & General Counsel 4000 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Stuart Huizinga director 440 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043