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Samse (FRA:78S) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.01 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Samse Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Samse's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €138 Mil. Samse's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €454 Mil. Samse's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €98 Mil. Samse's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 6.01.

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

FRA:78S' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.98   Med: 2.45   Max: 7.01
Current: 7.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Samse was 7.01. The lowest was 1.98. And the median was 2.45.

FRA:78S's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
91.49% of 141 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs FRA:78S: 7.01

Samse Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Samse Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.82 1.98 2.03 2.49 -

Samse Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 2.17 2.23 2.61 6.01 -

Competitive Comparison of Samse's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Samse'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.


Samse's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Samse's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Samse Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Samse'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
=(82.846 + 322.097) / 162.415
=2.49

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(137.578 + 453.698) / 98.436
=6.01

* 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 (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


Samse  (FRA:78S) 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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Samse Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Rue Raymond Pitet, Grenoble, FRA, 38100
Samse SA is a distributor of construction materials and tools. The group divides its activities into two segments DIY and Trading. The company's multi-specialist wholesale trade in materials accounted for approximately 64% of the group's turnover. In addition, the company is also engaged in the timber and panel trading activity. The company's renewable energy business is represented by Sweetair. Sweetair offers a comprehensive range of services for both new build and renovation projects.

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