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TSQ (Townsquare Media) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.76 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Townsquare Media Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Townsquare Media's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $9.0 Mil. Townsquare Media's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $509.9 Mil. Townsquare Media's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $109.0 Mil. Townsquare Media's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.76.

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 Townsquare Media's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -47.96   Med: 8.05   Max: 46.7
Current: 10.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Townsquare Media was 46.70. The lowest was -47.96. And the median was 8.05.

TSQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
90.7% of 656 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.595 vs TSQ: 10.33

Townsquare Media Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Townsquare Media'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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Townsquare Media Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Townsquare Media 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 -11.26 6.80 7.68 46.70 10.14

Townsquare Media 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 -55.63 8.14 -8.99 6.25 4.76

Competitive Comparison of Townsquare Media's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Townsquare Media'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.


Townsquare Media's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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Townsquare Media Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Townsquare Media'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
=(9.026 + 509.933) / 51.162
=10.14

Townsquare Media'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
=(9.026 + 509.933) / 108.988
=4.76

* 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.


Townsquare Media  (NYSE:TSQ) 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.


Townsquare Media Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Townsquare Media Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Manhattanville Road, Suite 202, Purchase, New York, NY, USA, 10577
Townsquare Media Inc is a radio, digital media, entertainment, and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the United States. It has three segments which are Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. It earns the majority of the revenue from the Broadcasting Advertising segment, which includes its local, regional, and national advertising products and solutions delivered via terrestrial radio broadcast. Its portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com, and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com.
Executives
Claire Marie Yenicay officer: EVP, Inv Rel and Corp Comm C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 240 GREENWICH AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Scott Schatz officer: EVP, Finance Op and Tech C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Robert L. Worshek officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Bill Wilson director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Msd Capital L P 10 percent owner 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017-5407
Erik Hellum officer: COO, Local Media C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Stephen A Kaplan director 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Steven Price director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O LIVE WIRE CORP, 711 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Stuart B Rosenstein officer: EVP and CFO C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Gary L Ginsberg director TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
David Lebow director C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC, 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. 10 percent owner TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gary D Way director C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
David Quick director 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071