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SPAR Group (FRA:PMH) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.81 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is SPAR Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

SPAR Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €19.51 Mil. SPAR Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.90 Mil. SPAR Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €5.62 Mil. SPAR Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.81.

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

FRA:PMH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: 1.84   Max: 13.26
Current: -3.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SPAR Group was 13.26. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was 1.84.

FRA:PMH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 820 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.79 vs FRA:PMH: -3.18

SPAR Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for SPAR 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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SPAR Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

SPAR Group 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 0.94 1.71 2.38 5.22 13.26

SPAR Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.78 -3.75 -0.33 3.81

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

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, SPAR 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.


SPAR Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SPAR Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SPAR Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

SPAR Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(16.099 + 1.982) / 1.364
=13.26

SPAR Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19.51 + 1.902) / 5.62
=3.81

* 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 (Mar. 2025) EBITDA data.


SPAR Group  (FRA:PMH) 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.


SPAR Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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SPAR Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1910 Opdyke Court, Auburn Hills, MI, USA, 48326
SPAR Group Inc is a merchandising and brand marketing services company, providing a broad range of sales-enhancing services to retailers across classes of trade and consumer goods manufacturers and distributors. It also provides a range of services to retailers, consumer goods manufacturers and distributors around the globe. The company divides its operations into three reportable regional segments: Americas, which is comprised of United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico; Asia-Pacific (APAC), which is comprised of Japan, China, and India; and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), which is comprised of South Africa. It generates maximum revenue from the Americas.

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