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EROAD (ASX:ERD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.42 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is EROAD Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

EROAD's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was A$2.1 Mil. EROAD's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was A$52.5 Mil. EROAD's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was A$38.6 Mil. EROAD's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.42.

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

ASX:ERD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.74
Current: 1.47

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of EROAD was 2.74. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 1.74.

ASX:ERD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
57.81% of 1595 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.05 vs ASX:ERD: 1.47

EROAD Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

EROAD Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.74 2.66 1.70 2.74 2.17

EROAD Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.98 4.40 1.59 2.02 1.42

Competitive Comparison of EROAD's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, EROAD'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.


EROAD's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



EROAD Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.883 + 69.739) / 33.475
=2.17

EROAD's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.123 + 52.513) / 38.576
=1.42

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


EROAD  (ASX:ERD) 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.


EROAD Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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EROAD (ASX:ERD) Business Description

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Address
North Shore, P.O. Box 305394, Triton Plaza, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 0757
EROAD Ltd is a New Zealand Based company which is a fully integrated technology, tolling and services provider. It designs and manufactures in-vehicle hardware operates secure payment and merchant gateways and offers web-based value-added services. The company provides electronic on-board units and software as a service to the transport industry. Its products are categorized in RUC Compliance, Health & Safety, and Fleet Management. It operates through four segments: Corporate & Development, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

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