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PTC (PTC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.93 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is PTC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

PTC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $36 Mil. PTC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,415 Mil. PTC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $624 Mil. PTC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.93.

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

PTC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.25   Med: 3.88   Max: 15.26
Current: 3.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of PTC was 15.26. The lowest was 2.25. And the median was 3.88.

PTC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
79.66% of 1598 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs PTC: 3.94

PTC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for PTC'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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PTC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

PTC Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.74 3.69 2.92 2.69 3.15

PTC 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 2.93 3.34 3.26 2.96 3.93

Competitive Comparison of PTC's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, PTC'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.


PTC's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



PTC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

PTC's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(34.112 + 1854.865) / 599.145
=3.15

PTC'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
=(36.067 + 2414.813) / 623.516
=3.93

* 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.


PTC  (NAS:PTC) 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.


PTC Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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PTC (PTC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
121 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
PTC offers high-end computer-assisted design (Creo) and product lifecycle management (Windchill) software as well as Internet of Things and AR industrial solutions. Founded in 1985, PTC has 28,000 customers, with revenue stemming mostly from North America (45%) and Europe (40%).
Executives
Robert Schechter director C/O NMS COMMUNICATIONS, 100 CROSSING BLVD, FRAMINGHAM MA 01702
Kristian Talvitie officer: Chief Financial Officer 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Ditullio officer: EVP 121 SEAPORT BLVD, BOSTON MA 02210
Von Staats Aaron C officer: SVP, General Counsel and Clerk C/O PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP, 140 KENDRICK ST, NEEDHAM MA 02494
Catherine Kniker officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, BOSTON MA 02210
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