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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) EV-to-EBITDA

: -1.02 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Safeguard Scientifics's enterprise value is $5.80 Mil. Safeguard Scientifics's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.68 Mil. Therefore, Safeguard Scientifics's EV-to-EBITDA for today is -1.02.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safeguard Scientifics's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SFES' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.06   Med: 0   Max: 1.52
Current: -1.02

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Safeguard Scientifics was 1.52. The lowest was -11.06. And the median was 0.00.

SFES's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 513 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.44 vs SFES: -1.02

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-23), Safeguard Scientifics's stock price is $0.8001. Safeguard Scientifics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.620. Therefore, Safeguard Scientifics's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Safeguard Scientifics EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safeguard Scientifics's EV-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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Safeguard Scientifics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.93 -13.11 -13.59 -6.98 -0.89

Safeguard Scientifics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.98 -2.28 -2.85 -0.47 -0.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Safeguard Scientifics's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Safeguard Scientifics EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Safeguard Scientifics's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safeguard Scientifics's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Safeguard Scientifics EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Safeguard Scientifics's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=5.798/-5.683
=-1.02

Safeguard Scientifics's current Enterprise Value is $5.80 Mil.
Safeguard Scientifics's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-5.68 Mil.

* 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.


Safeguard Scientifics  (OTCPK:SFES) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Safeguard Scientifics's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=0.8001/-0.620
=At Loss

Safeguard Scientifics's share price for today is $0.8001.
Safeguard Scientifics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.620.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200, Radnor, PA, USA, 19087
Safeguard Scientifics Inc is engaged in the development of early- and growth-stage businesses by providing capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of an attractive portfolio of technology-enabled healthcare, digital media, and other companies. Safeguard generally promotes the growth and development of these companies through Board representation and minority equity ownership. In addition to supporting the companies, Safeguard's strategy focuses on pursuing monetization opportunities in order to return value to shareholders.
Executives
Satterfield Thomas A Jr 10 percent owner 2609 CALDWELL MILL LN, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Beth Michelson director C/O CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II, 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ross D Demont director 51 PICKWICK ROAD, NEWTON MA 02465
Manko Joseph M. Jr. director 1717 ARCH STREET, 37TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Bob Rosenthal director 20 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Mark Herndon officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Eric Salzman officer: Chief Restructuring Officer C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Ira M Lubert director C/O PENN. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, 200 S. BROAD ST., THE BELLEVUE, PHILADEPHIA PA 19102
John Joseph Roberts director 1007 CANTERBURY LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085
Brian J Sisko officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, BUILDING 800, WAYNE PA 19087
Russell D Glass director 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
David A Kille officer: Senior VP & CFO C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Maureen F Morrison director C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 2905 PREMIERE PKWY, STE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Stephen T Zarrilli officer: Acting Sr VP & Acting CFO FIBERLINK COMMUNICATIONS CORP., 794 PENLLYN PIKE, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Andrew E Lietz director P O BOX 738, RYE NH 03870

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