King Digital Entertainment (King Digital Entertainment) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is King Digital Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

King Digital Entertainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $0 Mil. King Digital Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $0 Mil. King Digital Entertainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $557 Mil. King Digital Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.00.

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 King Digital Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KING's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked ^*
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.82
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

King Digital Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for King Digital Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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King Digital Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

King Digital Entertainment Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison of King Digital Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, King Digital Entertainment'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.

King Digital Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, King Digital Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

King Digital Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

King Digital Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(0	+	0)	/	681.956
	=	0.00

King Digital Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(0	+	0)	/	557.228
	=	0.00

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 (Dec. 2015) EBITDA data.

King Digital Entertainment (NYSE:KING) 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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King Digital Entertainment (King Digital Entertainment) Business Description

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https://www.king.com

King Digital Entertainment PLC was originally incorporated as Midasplayer.com Limited in September 2002, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales. It is an interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. The Company provides engaging content to its audience to match mobile lifestyles: anywhere, anytime and on any device. Its games include Candy Crush Saga, Pet Rescue Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, Papa Pear Saga and Bubble Witch Saga. The Company makes its games available for free, while players can purchase virtual items priced relative to the entertainment value they provide. It embeds social features in the content that enhances the player experience. The Company develops and publishes casual games on royalgames.com, its tournament portal and on mobile and social platform. Casual games typically include a puzzle element. The Company's competitors include other game developers and emerging and potential game developers.

Executives

Apax Europe Vi-a Lp	10 percent owner	13-15 VICTORIA ROAD ST PETER PORT GUERNSEY X0 00000
Apax Europe Vi-1 Lp	10 percent owner	13-1 VICTORIA RD ST PETER PORT GY1 3ZD GUERNSEY CHANNEL ISLANDS X0 00000
Apax Europe Vi Gp Lp Inc.	10 percent owner	13-15 VICTORIA STREET ST PETER PORT GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS X0 GY13ZD
Apax Europe Vi Gp Co. Ltd	10 percent owner	13-15 VICTORIA STREET ST PETER PORT GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS X0 GY13ZD
Roy Mackenzie	director	601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022