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The Meet Group (The Meet Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.56 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is The Meet Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The Meet Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $6.0 Mil. The Meet Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $32.9 Mil. The Meet Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $69.1 Mil. The Meet Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 0.56.

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

MEET' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.49   Med: -0.53   Max: 3.11
Current: 1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of The Meet Group was 3.11. The lowest was -8.49. And the median was -0.53.

MEET's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.835 vs MEET: 1.00

The Meet Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Meet 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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The Meet Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The Meet Group Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.01 -1.23 2.08 1.23

The Meet Group Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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 1.28 1.19 0.89 5.55 0.56

Competitive Comparison of The Meet Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, The Meet 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.


The Meet Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



The Meet Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The Meet Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.591 + 35.452) / 33.262
=1.23

The Meet Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.973 + 32.922) / 69.108
=0.56

* 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 (Jun. 2020) EBITDA data.


The Meet Group  (NAS:MEET) 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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The Meet Group (The Meet Group) Business Description

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Address
100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA, USA, 18938
The Meet Group Inc is a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions designed to meet the universal need for human connection. The company's ecosystem of livestreaming apps enables users to interact through one-to-many livestreaming broadcasts and text-based conversations. The apps, MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout, Tagged and Growlr deliver live interactions and meaningful connections to millions of users daily.
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