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Ansys (ANSS) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 0.58 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Ansys's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Ansys's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $854 Mil. Ansys's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,483 Mil. Ansys's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.58.

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

ANSS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.56
Current: 1.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ansys was 1.56. The lowest was 1.01. And the median was 1.22.

ANSS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.7% of 1588 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs ANSS: 1.11

Ansys Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ansys'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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Ansys Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.01 1.56 1.35 1.22 1.11

Ansys 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 1.32 1.67 1.96 0.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Ansys'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.


Ansys Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



Ansys Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ansys'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
=(0 + 854.396) / 771.787
=1.11

Ansys'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
=(0 + 854.396) / 1483.244
=0.58

* 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.


Ansys  (NAS:ANSS) 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.


Ansys Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Ansys (ANSS) Business Description

Address
2600 ANSYS Drive, Canonsburg, PA, USA, 15317
Ansys is an engineering software company that provides simulation capabilities for structural, fluids, semiconductor power, embedded software, optical, and electromagnetic properties. Ansys employs over 4,000 people and serves over 50,000 customers globally, including those in aerospace defense and automotive.
Executives
Glenda Dorchak director C/O MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 OAKMEAD PARKWAY, SUITE 100, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ajei Gopal director CA, INC., ONE CA PLAZA, ISLANDIA NY 11749
Janet Lee officer: VP, General Counsel 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Barbara Vaughn Scherer director 337 ENCINAL ST, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Shane Emswiler officer: VP and General Manager 225 WEST STATION SQUARE DRIVE, STE 200, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Walter Hearn officer: SVP, World Sales & Cust. Exc. 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Claire Bramley director HP, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Richard S. Mahoney officer: VP, WORLDWIDE SALES & SUPPORT 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Maria T Shields officer: CFO 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Anil Chakravarthy director C/O INFORMATICA CORPORATION, 2100 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Alec D. Gallimore director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Jim Frankola director C/O CLOUDERA INC, 1001 PAGE MILL ROAD, BLDG. 3, PALO ALTO CA 94089
Matthew C. Zack officer: VP, Marketing/Corp Development 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Nicole Anasenes director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Robert Calderoni director 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309