Software Circle (LSE:SFT) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.30 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Software Circle Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Software Circle's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was £8.06 Mil. Software Circle's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was £2.25 Mil. Software Circle's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was £7.91 Mil. Software Circle's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.30.

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 Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SFT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -70.63 Med: 0.38 Max: 28.21
Current: 2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Software Circle was 28.21. The lowest was -70.63. And the median was 0.38.

LSE:SFT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
59.61% of 822 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.705 vs LSE:SFT: 2.32

Software Circle Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Software Circle Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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-3.33

28.21

24.13

-70.63

6.69

Software Circle Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4,143.00	-35.18	6.86	9.37	1.30

Competitive Comparison of Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

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Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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Software Circle Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Software Circle's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(2.143	+	6.984)	/	1.365
	=	6.69

Software Circle's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(8.057	+	2.248)	/	7.912
	=	1.30

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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.

Software Circle (LSE:SFT) 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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98 King Street, C/o Gateley Legal, Ship Canal House, Manchester, GBR, M2 4WU

Website

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Software Circle PLC is a UK-based company that is an acquirer of great vertical market software businesses. The company operates complex logistics, a SaaS platform, and brands that sell print and web to business customers. The segmental analysis by nature of service includes license fees, company-owned studio revenue, brand partner print, and online sales plus trade print. Some of its brands include Nettl, watermark, and Topfloor. Geographically it has its business across the region of the UK and Ireland, Europe, and others of which the UK and Ireland's region accounts for a majority of the revenue.

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