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Spark Technology AS (OCSE:SPARK) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.46 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Spark Technology AS Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Spark Technology AS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was kr6.28 Mil. Spark Technology AS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was kr55.31 Mil. Spark Technology AS's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was kr-25.09 Mil. Spark Technology AS's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -2.45.

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 Spark Technology AS's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

OCSE:SPARK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -175.45   Med: -0.31   Max: 5.5
Current: -175.45

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Spark Technology AS was 5.50. The lowest was -175.45. And the median was -0.31.

OCSE:SPARK's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 1.49 vs OCSE:SPARK: -175.45

Spark Technology AS Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spark Technology AS'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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Spark Technology AS Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Spark Technology AS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 5.50 -0.56 -4.44

Spark Technology AS Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -0.37 -1.31 1.57 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Spark Technology AS's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Spark Technology AS'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.


Spark Technology AS's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Spark Technology AS's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spark Technology AS's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Spark Technology AS Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Spark Technology AS's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(10.487 + 27.743) / -8.606
=-4.44

Spark Technology AS's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.278 + 55.305) / -25.086
=-2.45

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


Spark Technology AS  (OCSE:SPARK) 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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Spark Technology AS Business Description

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Address
H 76, 4, Copenhagen S, DNK, 2300
Spark Technology AS formerly Spenn Technology A/S is a a FinTech group providing electronic banking and payments services. The group's two primary solutions are the SPENN platform, a Software as a Service (SaaS) core banking platform and Kazang Zambia, its vendor terminal payments processor. The Company generated majority of its revenue from a solution as a part of the SPENN platform Kazang Zambia.

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