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ScS Group (LSE:SCS) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.86 (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is ScS Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ScS Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £20.2 Mil. ScS Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £81.1 Mil. ScS Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £54.5 Mil. ScS Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 1.86.

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

LSE:SCS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.72   Med: 2.3   Max: 4.68
Current: 2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ScS Group was 4.68. The lowest was 1.72. And the median was 2.30.

LSE:SCS's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.685 vs LSE:SCS: 2.84

ScS Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

ScS Group Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.68 2.22 2.30 2.84

ScS Group Semi-Annual Data
Jan14 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23
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 2.85 4.89 1.53 6.17 1.86

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

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, ScS 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.


ScS Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, ScS Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ScS Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(20.246 + 81.098) / 35.675
=2.84

ScS Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(20.246 + 81.098) / 54.542
=1.86

* 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 (Jul. 2023) EBITDA data.


ScS Group  (LSE:SCS) 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.


ScS Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ScS Group (LSE:SCS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
45-49 Villiers Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, GBR, SR1 1HA
ScS Group PLC is a retailer of sofas, carpets, and flooring. It offers a wide range of fabric and leather sofas from its brands such as La-Z-Boy, G Plan, and Parker Knoll.