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RTL Group (XTER:RRTL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.11 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is RTL Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

RTL Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €329 Mil. RTL Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €914 Mil. RTL Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €1,118 Mil. RTL Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.11.

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

XTER:RRTL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 0.83   Max: 1.38
Current: 1.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of RTL Group was 1.38. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.83.

XTER:RRTL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
54.6% of 674 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs XTER:RRTL: 1.35

RTL Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

RTL Group 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 0.84 0.98 0.48 1.03 1.38

RTL Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.63 0.94 1.14 2.16 1.11

Competitive Comparison of RTL Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, RTL Group'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.


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

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

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



RTL Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

RTL Group'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
=(329 + 914) / 904
=1.38

RTL Group'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
=(329 + 914) / 1118
=1.11

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


RTL Group  (XTER:RRTL) 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.


RTL Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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RTL Group (XTER:RRTL) Business Description

Address
43, Boulevard Pierre Frieden, Luxembourg, LUX, L-1543
RTL Group SA is a broadcasting television company with interests in television channels, video-on-demand platforms, and radio stations. The company has three main areas of business: broadcast, content, and digital. Broadcast includes television and radio; content includes content production and distribution, and digital includes online video and advertisement technology. Business segments include Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6, Fremantle, RTL Nederland, and Other segments. The company's business units primarily operate in Europe, predominantly in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

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