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Velocity Composites (LSE:VEL) Debt-to-EBITDA : -5.42 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Velocity Composites Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Velocity Composites's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was £0.99 Mil. Velocity Composites's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was £2.04 Mil. Velocity Composites's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was £-0.56 Mil. Velocity Composites's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was -5.42.

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

LSE:VEL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.76   Med: -1.63   Max: 16.5
Current: -2.39

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Velocity Composites was 16.50. The lowest was -6.76. And the median was -1.63.

LSE:VEL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 227 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.15 vs LSE:VEL: -2.39

Velocity Composites Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Velocity Composites'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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Velocity Composites Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Velocity Composites Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.07 -1.42 -6.37 -6.76 -1.84

Velocity Composites Semi-Annual Data
Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24
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 -6.81 -6.04 -2.13 -1.79 -5.42

Competitive Comparison of Velocity Composites's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Velocity Composites'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.


Velocity Composites's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Velocity Composites's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Velocity Composites Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Velocity Composites's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.99 + 2.557) / -1.932
=-1.84

Velocity Composites's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.992 + 2.044) / -0.56
=-5.42

* 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 (Apr. 2024) EBITDA data.


Velocity Composites  (LSE:VEL) 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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Velocity Composites Business Description

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Address
Billington Road, AMS Technology Park, Burnley, Lancashire, GBR, BB11 5UB
Velocity Composites PLC is a provider of engineered composite material kits to the aerospace industry. The company has operational functions across Europe, the UK, the U.S and the rest of the world. It generates maximum revenue from the United Kingdom. It offers Structural Pre-preg Kits, Engineered Vacuum Bag Material Kits, Honeycomb, Core Potting Compounds, Co-bonded Materials, Process & Tooling Aids, and Engineering Support Services. Revenue arises mainly from the sale of structural and consumable materials for use within the aerospace industry.