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Water Intelligence (LSE:WATR) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.46 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Water Intelligence Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Water Intelligence's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was £5.26 Mil. Water Intelligence's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was £11.66 Mil. Water Intelligence's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was £11.55 Mil. Water Intelligence's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 1.46.

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

LSE:WATR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8   Med: 1.42   Max: 2.36
Current: 1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Water Intelligence was 2.36. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 1.42.

LSE:WATR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
52.71% of 831 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.93 vs LSE:WATR: 1.71

Water Intelligence Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Water Intelligence'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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Water Intelligence Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Water Intelligence Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.91 0.80 1.57 1.00 1.85

Water Intelligence Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 0.63 1.38 1.66 2.07 1.46

Competitive Comparison of Water Intelligence's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Water Intelligence'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.


Water Intelligence's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Water Intelligence Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Water Intelligence's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.532 + 12.59) / 9.261
=1.85

Water Intelligence's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.255 + 11.662) / 11.552
=1.46

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Water Intelligence  (LSE:WATR) 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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Water Intelligence (LSE:WATR) Business Description

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Address
27-28 Eastcastle Street, London, GBR, W1W 8DH
Water Intelligence PLC provides leak detection and remediation services based in the United Kingdom. The company along with its subsidiaries offers a range of solutions and products for residential, commercial, and municipal customers. It generates revenue Franchise royalty income; Franchise-related activities including product and equipment sales, business-to-business sales, and sales of franchises; United States corporate-operated locations; and International corporate-operated locations. The revenues are derived from the American leak detection business.

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