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ASOS (ASOMY) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.19 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is ASOS Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ASOS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $47 Mil. ASOS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,196 Mil. ASOS's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $-389 Mil. ASOS's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was -3.19.

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

ASOMY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.56   Med: 1.16   Max: 6.08
Current: -25.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ASOS was 6.08. The lowest was -25.56. And the median was 1.16.

ASOMY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs ASOMY: -25.56

ASOS Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

ASOS Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.85 1.16 2.43 6.08 -14.11

ASOS Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 5.87 5.99 -2.91 4.33 -3.19

Competitive Comparison of ASOS's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Internet Retail subindustry, ASOS'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.


ASOS's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, ASOS's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ASOS Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ASOS's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(34.053 + 1238.882) / -90.216
=-14.11

ASOS's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(46.843 + 1195.833) / -389.394
=-3.19

* 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 two times the quarterly (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


ASOS  (OTCPK:ASOMY) 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.


ASOS Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ASOS (ASOMY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Hampstead Road, Greater London House, London, GBR, NW1 7FB
Asos is a global e-commerce player focusing on fashion and cosmetics and targeting the youth segment (20-somethings) globally. Of its revenue, 45% comes from its U.K. home market, 30% from other European Union countries, 13% from the United States, 12% from the rest of the world. The company ships to 240 countries from its three warehouses located in the U.K., continental Europe, and the United States. It offers over 85 000 products on its website from third-party brands and its own labels (Asos Design, Collusion).

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