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Constellation Software (STU:W9C) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.52 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Constellation Software Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Constellation Software's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €704 Mil. Constellation Software's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €3,625 Mil. Constellation Software's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €2,850 Mil. Constellation Software's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.52.

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 Constellation Software's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

STU:W9C' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 0.86   Max: 2.54
Current: 1.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Constellation Software was 2.54. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.86.

STU:W9C's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
63.57% of 1669 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs STU:W9C: 1.89

Constellation Software Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Constellation Software'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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Constellation Software Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Constellation Software 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 0.90 1.30 1.40 2.54 1.82

Constellation Software 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 3.34 2.28 1.79 1.73 1.52

Competitive Comparison of Constellation Software's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, Constellation Software'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.


Constellation Software's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Constellation Software's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Constellation Software Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Constellation Software'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
=(703.835 + 3625.18) / 2373.175
=1.82

Constellation Software'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
=(703.835 + 3625.18) / 2849.72
=1.52

* 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.


Constellation Software  (STU:W9C) 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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Constellation Software Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
66 Wellington Street West, Suite 5300, Td Bank Tower, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5K 1E6
Constellation Software is a conglomerate that acquires, manages, and grows mission-critical vertical market software businesses. As of 2023, we estimate Constellation operates over 1,000 distinct software businesses in over 150 vertical markets globally, with no one business contributing materially to group earnings. The firm operates a highly decentralized model, where portfolio company management holds autonomy and accountability over operating decisions, and where small centralized teams provide financial and strategic guidance.

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