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Yu Group (LSE:YU.) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.13 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Yu Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Yu Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £1.1 Mil. Yu Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £5.7 Mil. Yu Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £52.8 Mil. Yu Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.13.

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

LSE:YU.' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.39   Med: 0.04   Max: 0.14
Current: 0.14

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Yu Group was 0.14. The lowest was -0.39. And the median was 0.04.

LSE:YU.'s Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
92.53% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.94 vs LSE:YU.: 0.14

Yu Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Yu Group Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.39 0.06 0.02 0.05 0.14

Yu Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep13 Jun15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.13 0.13

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

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Yu 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.


Yu Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Yu Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Yu Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Yu Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.116 + 5.651) / 47.664
=0.14

Yu Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.116 + 5.651) / 52.83
=0.13

* 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 (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


Yu Group  (LSE:YU.) 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.


Yu Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Yu Group Business Description

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Address
CPK House, 2 Horizon Place, Nottingham Business Park, Mellors Way, Nottingham, GBR, NG8 6PY
Yu Group PLC is an independent supplier of gas and electricity servicing SME businesses throughout the United Kingdom. In addition to the supply of gas and electricity, the company offers certain ancillary services and has obtained the necessary Ofgem licenses to supply gas and electricity in the United Kingdom market. Its operating segments include Retail, Smart, Metering assets, and Group. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Retail segment.

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