GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Media - Diversified » Viaplay Group AB (OTCPK:NENTF) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA
中文

Viaplay Group AB (Viaplay Group AB) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -0.21 (As of Dec. 2023)
View and export this data going back to 2019. Start your Free Trial

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

Viaplay Group AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $467 Mil. Viaplay Group AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $279 Mil. Viaplay Group AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3,606 Mil. Viaplay Group AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.21.

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

NENTF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.77   Med: 1.87   Max: 6.05
Current: -0.77

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Viaplay Group AB was 6.05. The lowest was -0.77. And the median was 1.87.

NENTF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 673 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs NENTF: -0.77

Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viaplay Group AB'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.

* Premium members only.

Viaplay Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.53 1.18 4.33 6.05 -0.77

Viaplay Group AB 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 1.77 -4.49 -5.09 -5.33 -0.21

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Viaplay Group AB'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.


Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Viaplay Group AB'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
=(467.263 + 278.623) / -965.528
=-0.77

Viaplay Group AB'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
=(467.263 + 278.623) / -3605.912
=-0.21

* 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.


Viaplay Group AB  (OTCPK:NENTF) 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.


Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Viaplay Group AB's Debt-to-EBITDA provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Viaplay Group AB (Viaplay Group AB) Business Description

Address
Ringvagen 52, Stockholm, SWE, 118 67
Viaplay Group AB is a Sweden based company that offers television channels and radio stations broadcasting and production services. The company's operating segment includes Broadcasting and Streaming, which includes both pay-TV, free-TV and radio services for the Nordic region. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Sweden and also has a presence in Norway; Denmark; Finland; United Kingdom and Other Countries.

Viaplay Group AB (Viaplay Group AB) Headlines

From GuruFocus

David Herro Comments on Nordic Entertainment

By Sydnee Gatewood 07-12-2021