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ME Group International (FRA:PHQ) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.59 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is ME Group International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ME Group International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €26.4 Mil. ME Group International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €44.7 Mil. ME Group International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €121.4 Mil. ME Group International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 0.59.

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

FRA:PHQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0.32   Max: 1.28
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ME Group International was 1.28. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.32.

FRA:PHQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
73.27% of 2275 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs FRA:PHQ: 0.54

ME Group International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

ME Group International Annual Data
Trend Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.45 0.99 1.28 1.25 0.84

ME Group International Semi-Annual Data
Oct13 Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24
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 0.68 1.08 0.95 0.74 0.59

Competitive Comparison of ME Group International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, ME Group International'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.


ME Group International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ME Group International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ME Group International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ME Group International's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(36.984 + 67.417) / 124.38
=0.84

ME Group International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(26.396 + 44.723) / 121.426
=0.59

* 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 (Apr. 2024) EBITDA data.


ME Group International  (FRA:PHQ) 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.


ME Group International Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ME Group International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Blenheim Road, Unit 3B, Epsom, London, Surrey, GBR, KT19 9AP
ME Group International PLC operates, sells and services a wide range of instant-service vending equipment, aimed at the consumer market. The group operates vending units across 20 countries and its technological innovation is focused on four principal areas namely Photobooths and integrated biometric identification solutions; Unattended laundry services and launderettes; High-quality digital printigg kiosks and Vending equipment for the food service market. Geographically, the company reports its segments and operates in UK & Republic of Ireland, Asia Pacific and Continental Europe, which is the majority revenue generator.

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