IPSI (Innovative Payment Solutions) Debt-to-EBITDA : -7.75 (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Innovative Payment Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA?

Innovative Payment Solutions IPSI Debt-to-EBITDA is -7.75 as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,724 Software companies, Innovative Payment Solutions ranks worse than 58004.58% on this metric.

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

Innovative Payment Solutions's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $8.07 Mil. Innovative Payment Solutions's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.15 Mil. Innovative Payment Solutions's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-1.06 Mil. Innovative Payment Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -7.75.

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 Innovative Payment Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

IPSI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -456.39   Med: -0.57   Max: -0.12
Current: -456.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Innovative Payment Solutions was -0.12. The lowest was -456.39. And the median was -0.57.

IPSI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1724 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.09 vs IPSI: -456.39

Innovative Payment Solutions  (OTCPK:IPSI) 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.


Innovative Payment Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Innovative Payment Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Innovative Payment Solutions'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.

Innovative Payment Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Innovative Payment Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.20 -0.35 -1.48 -3.85 -2.45

Innovative Payment Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -0.52 -0.10 -0.09 0.05 -7.75

IPSI vs VISM, SMKG, OVTZ: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Innovative Payment Solutions'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.


Innovative Payment Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Innovative Payment Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Innovative Payment Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Innovative Payment Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(7.618 + 0.15) / -3.172
=-2.45

Innovative Payment Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8.065 + 0.15) / -1.06
=-7.75

* 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. 2026) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -7.75 mean?
Innovative Payment Solutions (IPSI) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -7.75 as of Mar. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Innovative Payment Solutions. According to the industry distribution chart, Innovative Payment Solutions ranks #999999 out of 1724 companies in the Software industry.
Is Innovative Payment Solutions' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Innovative Payment Solutions' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -7.75. Based on the distribution chart, Innovative Payment Solutions ranks #999999 out of 1724 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Innovative Payment Solutions' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to VISM and SMKG?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Innovative Payment Solutions ranks #999999 out of 1724 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Innovative Payment Solutions in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.09. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Software company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Software companies is 1.09, based on 1,724 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Innovative Payment Solutions. For the Software industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.09 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Innovative Payment Solutions's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -7.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Innovative Payment Solutions stock overvalued right now?
Innovative Payment Solutions (IPSI) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -7.75. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -7.75. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Innovative Payment Solutions (IPSI), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -7.75 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Innovative Payment Solutions Business Description

Address 732 South 6th Street, No. 4621, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89101
Innovative Payment Solutions Inc fintech provider of digital payment solutions presently focused on, through its participation in IPSIPay Express, developing a new account-to-account payment application called Instant Settlement in RealTime as well as traditional credit card processing services.