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Karnov Group AB (LTS:0A39) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.53 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Karnov Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Karnov Group AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr167 Mil. Karnov Group AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr2,703 Mil. Karnov Group AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr634 Mil. Karnov Group AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.53.

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

LTS:0A39' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.89   Med: 5.58   Max: 9.08
Current: 5.24

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Karnov Group AB was 9.08. The lowest was 3.89. And the median was 5.58.

LTS:0A39's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.92% of 823 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.68 vs LTS:0A39: 5.24

Karnov Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Karnov Group AB'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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Karnov Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Karnov Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 3.89 3.97 8.76 4.45 5.58

Karnov Group AB Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 4.09 4.28 6.04 5.75 4.53

Competitive Comparison of Karnov Group AB's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Karnov Group AB'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.


Karnov Group AB's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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


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Karnov Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Karnov Group AB'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
=(167.4 + 2702.8) / 514.1
=5.58

Karnov Group AB'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
=(167.4 + 2702.8) / 633.6
=4.53

* 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 four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


Karnov Group AB  (LTS:0A39) 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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Karnov Group AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Warfvinges vag 39, Stockholm, SWE, 112 51
Karnov Group AB is a provider of mission-critical information in the areas of legal, tax and auditing, environment, and health and safety. Karnov's products include subscription-based online solutions for law firms, tax and accounting firms, corporates, and the public sector including, courts, universities, public authorities, and municipalities. Karnov also publishes and sells offline books and journals and hosts legal training courses. Its brands are Karnov, Norstedts Juridik, Notisum, Legal Cross Border, Forlaget Andersen, LEXNordics and DIBkunnskap. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Denmark and also has a presence in Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, and Portugal.

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