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CoStar Group (BSP:C1GP34) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.69 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CoStar Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$215 Mil. CoStar Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$5,934 Mil. CoStar Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$1,311 Mil. CoStar Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.69.

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

BSP:C1GP34' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 1.96   Max: 6.72
Current: 6.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CoStar Group was 6.72. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 1.96.

BSP:C1GP34's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.92% of 1223 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 6.18 vs BSP:C1GP34: 6.72

CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CoStar Group'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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CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

CoStar Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.37 2.82 1.96 1.88 2.85

CoStar Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.12 2.83 -19.01 12.14 4.69

Competitive Comparison of CoStar Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, CoStar Group'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.


CoStar Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, CoStar Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CoStar Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(195.992 + 5244.746) / 1909.942
=2.85

CoStar Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(215.42 + 5933.753) / 1311.352
=4.69

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


CoStar Group  (BSP:C1GP34) 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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CoStar Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1331 L Street, Northwest, WA, USA, 20005
CoStar Group is a leading provider of commercial real estate data and marketplace listing platforms. Its data offering contains in-depth analytical information on over 5 million commercial real estate properties related to various subsectors including office, retail, hotels, multifamily, healthcare, industrial, self-storage, and data centers. It operates many flagship brands such as CoStar Suite, LoopNet, Apartments.com, BizBuySell, and Lands of America, with more than 80% of its revenue classified as subscription-based. The company recently expanded its presence in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France.

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