Synectics (LSE:SNX) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of May. 2026)

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LSE:SNX Synectics PLC LSE:SNX
69 GF Score
Price £1.83
GF Value £2.18
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Synectics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Synectics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was £1.26 Mil. Synectics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was £0.00 Mil. Synectics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was £1.39 Mil. Synectics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 0.91.

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

LSE:SNX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.76   Med: 0.38   Max: 1.7
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Synectics was 1.70. The lowest was -0.76. And the median was 0.38.

LSE:SNX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
72.81% of 835 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs LSE:SNX: 0.54

Synectics  (LSE:SNX) 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.

Synectics Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Synectics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Synectics'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.

Synectics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Synectics Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Debt-to-EBITDA
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Synectics Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:SNX vs ALLE, MSA, ADT: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Synectics'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.

Synectics Debt-to-EBITDA vs Business Services Industry

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

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


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Synectics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Synectics's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.643 + 0) / 7.482
=0.09

Synectics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.259 + 0) / 1.386
=0.91

* 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 (May. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Synectics (LSE:SNX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Synectics stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £1.83 is trading 16.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of £2.18. GuruFocus considers Synectics to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:SNX:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: £2.18 vs. price of £1.83 (16.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:SNX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Synectics Business Description

Other Exchanges RNR:Germany
Address 3-4 Broadfield Close, Synectics House, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GBR, S8 0XN
Synectics PLC is a UK-based company, which operates in the security and surveillance systems. It business of the group is operated through Synectic Systems which develops and delivers its proprietary, technology-led solutions to specialist markets globally including oil & gas, gaming, transport, critical infrastructure, and public space through local systems integrators and channel partners; and Ocular segment which delivers integrated solutions, service, and support directly to end-users in the UK and Ireland principally within public space, transport, and national infrastructure utilising a combination of proprietary technology and third-party products.
69GF Score

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