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Lifco AB (LTS:0R4P) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.85 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Lifco AB Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lifco AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr6,817 Mil. Lifco AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr3,657 Mil. Lifco AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr5,664 Mil. Lifco AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.85.

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

LTS:0R4P' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.54   Med: 1.93   Max: 2.6
Current: 2.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lifco AB was 2.60. The lowest was 1.54. And the median was 1.93.

LTS:0R4P's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61% of 459 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 2.92 vs LTS:0R4P: 2.01

Lifco AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifco 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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Lifco AB Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lifco AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.62 1.70 1.61 1.89 2.01

Lifco 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 1.81 2.08 1.91 2.16 1.85

Competitive Comparison of Lifco AB's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Lifco 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.


Lifco AB's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Lifco AB's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lifco AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lifco 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
=(6817 + 3657) / 5206
=2.01

Lifco 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
=(6817 + 3657) / 5664
=1.85

* 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.


Lifco AB  (LTS:0R4P) 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.


Lifco AB Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Lifco AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Verkmastaregatan 1, Enkoping, SWE, SE-745 85
Lifco AB owns niche subsidiaries in a variety of industries, with a focus on three business areas: dental, demolition and tools, and systems solutions. The dental business supplies consumables, equipment, and technical service to dentists. The demolition and tools business manufactures and sells equipment for the construction and demolition industry, including demolition robots and crane attachments. The systems solutions business provides interiors for service vehicles, contract manufacturing, environmental technology, sawmill equipment, and construction materials. The Group's material revenue streams arising from the sale of goods comprise sales of dental products, tools and machinery, infrastructure products, environmental technology, special products and transportation products.

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