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Formula Systems (1985) (Formula Systems (1985)) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.98 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Formula Systems (1985) Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Formula Systems (1985)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $276 Mil. Formula Systems (1985)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $418 Mil. Formula Systems (1985)'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $233 Mil. Formula Systems (1985)'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.98.

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 Formula Systems (1985)'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FORTY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.14   Med: 2.28   Max: 3.26
Current: 2.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Formula Systems (1985) was 3.26. The lowest was 1.14. And the median was 2.28.

FORTY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
73.78% of 1598 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs FORTY: 2.92

Formula Systems (1985) Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formula Systems (1985)'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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Formula Systems (1985) Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Formula Systems (1985) Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.35 2.71 2.59 2.20 1.98

Formula Systems (1985) Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 3.35 3.29 3.08 3.05 2.98

Competitive Comparison of Formula Systems (1985)'s Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Formula Systems (1985)'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.


Formula Systems (1985)'s Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Formula Systems (1985)'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formula Systems (1985)'s Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Formula Systems (1985) Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Formula Systems (1985)'s Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(271.672 + 500.472) / 390.452
=1.98

Formula Systems (1985)'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(276.166 + 418.291) / 232.984
=2.98

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Formula Systems (1985)  (NAS:FORTY) 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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Formula Systems (1985) (Formula Systems (1985)) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Yahadut Canada 1 Street, Or Yehuda, Tel Aviv, ISR, 6037501
Formula Systems (1985) Ltd is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, provides information technology services. The company organizes itself into three primary segments based on the subsidiary. The Matrix segment, which generates the majority of revenue, provides software development and existing software expansion services. The Sapiens segment provides software development services for the insurance industry. The Magic Software segment provides vendor management systems and workforce management services, which include accounting and finance, human resources, IT technology, and marketing and sales. Michpal; ZAP Group and Others. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Israel.