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Axel Springer SE (LTS:0NV2) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Dec. 2019)


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What is Axel Springer SE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Axel Springer SE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was €136 Mil. Axel Springer SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was €2,103 Mil. Axel Springer SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was €0 Mil.

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 Axel Springer SE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0NV2's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.68
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Axel Springer SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axel Springer SE'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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Axel Springer SE Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Axel Springer SE Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.85 1.50 1.60 2.09 4.16

Axel Springer SE Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Dec19
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 2.17 2.68 2.26 2.38 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Axel Springer SE's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, Axel Springer SE'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.


Axel Springer SE's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Axel Springer SE's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Axel Springer SE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Axel Springer SE's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(136.2 + 2102.9) / 538.2
=4.16

Axel Springer SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(136.2 + 2102.9) / 0
=N/A

* 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. 2019) EBITDA data.


Axel Springer SE  (LTS:0NV2) 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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Axel Springer SE (LTS:0NV2) Business Description

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Address
Axel-Springer-Strasse 65, Berlin, DEU, 10888
Axel Springer SE is a German digital publishing company that operates various newspapers, tabloid magazines, and lifestyle magazines. The company has organized itself into four business segments: Classifieds Media, News Media, Marketing Media, and Services/Holding. The company's digital media offerings generate revenue through paid subscriptions, followed by advertising revenue from companies placing content in its print and digital offerings. The company generates most of its revenue from the News Media and Classified Media segments, and roughly half of the company's revenue is earned in Germany.

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