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Public Policy Holding Co (LSE:PPHC) Debt-to-EBITDA : -17.42 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Public Policy Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Public Policy Holding Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £8.2 Mil. Public Policy Holding Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £37.1 Mil. Public Policy Holding Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £-2.6 Mil. Public Policy Holding Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -17.42.

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 Public Policy Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PPHC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.67   Med: 12.21   Max: 18.72
Current: -13.67

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Public Policy Holding Co was 18.72. The lowest was -13.67. And the median was 12.21.

LSE:PPHC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 821 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs LSE:PPHC: -13.67

Public Policy Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Public Policy Holding Co'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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Public Policy Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Public Policy Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 18.72 5.97 -1.01 -10.23 18.44

Public Policy Holding Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 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 36.61 -4.54 4.44 -7.01 -17.42

Competitive Comparison of Public Policy Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Public Policy Holding Co'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.


Public Policy Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Public Policy Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Public Policy Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Public Policy Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Public Policy Holding Co'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
=(5.966 + 22.306) / 1.533
=18.44

Public Policy Holding Co'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
=(8.23 + 37.125) / -2.604
=-17.42

* 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.


Public Policy Holding Co  (LSE:PPHC) 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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Public Policy Holding Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, USA, 20002
Public Policy Holding Co Inc operates a portfolio of independent firms that offer public affairs, crisis management, lobbying and advocacy services on behalf of the corporate, trade association and non-profit client organisations.

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