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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG (XTER:FPH) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.91 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €3.4 Mil. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €30.2 Mil. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €36.7 Mil. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.91.

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 Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:FPH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 1.33   Max: 4.89
Current: 1.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG was 4.89. The lowest was 1.01. And the median was 1.33.

XTER:FPH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
63.9% of 831 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.93 vs XTER:FPH: 1.10

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG 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 - 4.89 1.77 1.32 1.01

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.05 - - - 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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.


Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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
=(3.376 + 30.151) / 33.183
=1.01

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(3.376 + 30.151) / 36.72
=0.91

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG  (XTER:FPH) 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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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG (XTER:FPH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Prenzlauer Promenade 28, Berlin, BB, DEU, 13089
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG is a company dealing with mail communication. Its business activities focus on traditional product business, which consists of the development, manufacture, and distribution of franking systems, as well as inserting machines and after-sale business. The company also comprises services such as the collection of business mail and software solutions.
Executives
Ralf Georg Spielberger Board of Directors
Carsten Von Lavergne-peguilhen Lind Board of Directors
Dr. Alexander Granderath Supervisory Board
Martin Eckhardt Geisel Board of Directors
Dr. Hans Alexander Granderath Supervisory Board
Carsten Lavergne-peguilhen Lind Board of Directors
Patricius De Gruyter Board of Directors