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Equals Group (LSE:EQLS) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.15 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Equals Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Equals Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.8 Mil. Equals Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £2.5 Mil. Equals Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £21.3 Mil. Equals Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.15.

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

LSE:EQLS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: 0.02   Max: 1.87
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Equals Group was 1.87. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was 0.02.

LSE:EQLS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
93.12% of 276 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 7.965 vs LSE:EQLS: 0.17

Equals Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Equals Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.04 -2.92 1.87 0.39 0.20

Equals Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 0.75 0.33 0.20 0.22 0.15

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

For the Credit Services subindustry, Equals 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.


Equals Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Equals Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equals Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Equals Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.75 + 2.73) / 17.59
=0.20

Equals Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.753 + 2.474) / 21.282
=0.15

* 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 (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


Equals Group  (LSE:EQLS) 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.


Equals Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Equals Group Business Description

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Address
68 Upper Thames Street, 3rd Floor, Thames House, Vintners’ Place, London, GBR, EC4V 3BJ
Equals Group PLC is a part of the financial service sector in the United Kingdom. The company's core business is the provision of foreign exchange payment services for individuals and corporations. Its operating segment includes Currency Cards; International Payments; Travel Cash and Banking, Solutions, and Central. The company revenue is primarily derived from UK-based customers.

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