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Synergon Information Systems (FRA:SRRA) Debt-to-EBITDA : -7.40 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Synergon Information Systems Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Synergon Information Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €5.23 Mil. Synergon Information Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €0.04 Mil. Synergon Information Systems's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €-0.71 Mil. Synergon Information Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -7.39.

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 Synergon Information Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SRRA's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.005
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Synergon Information Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synergon Information Systems'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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Synergon Information Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Synergon Information Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.10 -3.78 10.84 -5.17 -12.76

Synergon Information Systems Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 12.02 -3.10 4.94 114.07 -7.40

Competitive Comparison of Synergon Information Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Synergon Information Systems'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.


Synergon Information Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Synergon Information Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Synergon Information Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15.127 + 0.055) / -1.19
=-12.76

Synergon Information Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.225 + 0.04) / -0.712
=-7.39

* 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. 2015) EBITDA data.


Synergon Information Systems  (FRA:SRRA) 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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Synergon Information Systems (FRA:SRRA) Business Description

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Synergon Information Systems PLC is engaged in information technology business. Synergon typically builds its IT-solutions satisfying even the most unique customer demands based on the products of the most significant hardware and software manufacturers.