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VTTGF (VAT Group AG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.24 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is VAT Group AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

VAT Group AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $2 Mil. VAT Group AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $386 Mil. VAT Group AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $312 Mil. VAT Group AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.24.

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 VAT Group AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

VTTGF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 1.25   Max: 6.98
Current: 1.33

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of VAT Group AG was 6.98. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.25.

VTTGF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56.48% of 2275 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs VTTGF: 1.33

VAT Group AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for VAT Group AG'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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VAT Group AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

VAT Group AG Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.69 1.34 0.68 0.53 0.81

VAT Group AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 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 Premium Member Only 0.75 0.51 1.20 0.85 1.24

Competitive Comparison of VAT Group AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, VAT Group AG'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.


VAT Group AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, VAT Group AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where VAT Group AG's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



VAT Group AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

VAT Group AG'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
=(232.485 + 7.231) / 294.542
=0.81

VAT Group AG'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
=(2.496 + 385.928) / 312.426
=1.24

* 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.


VAT Group AG  (OTCPK:VTTGF) 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.


VAT Group AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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VAT Group AG Business Description

Address
Seelistrasse 1, Haag, CHE, 9469
VAT Group AG manufactures and sells valves that are used in machines. The company has two segments. The Valves segment is focused on its core vacuum valve technology and consists of three business units aligned with its markets: Semiconductors, Display & Solar industries. The second segment, Global Service, supplies a growing range of service products and solutions to help customers. The company derives maximum revenue from the Valves segment. The company derives maximum revenue from China.

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