GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Media - Diversified » Schibsted ASA (OTCPK:SBSNY) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA

Schibsted ASA (Schibsted ASA) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 2008. Start your Free Trial

What is Schibsted ASA Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Schibsted ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $109 Mil. Schibsted ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $639 Mil. Schibsted ASA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,432 Mil. Schibsted ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.09.

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

SBSNY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 1.83   Max: 4.18
Current: 0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Schibsted ASA was 4.18. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 1.83.

SBSNY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
83.83% of 674 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs SBSNY: 0.20

Schibsted ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schibsted ASA'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.

Schibsted ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Schibsted ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.31 2.38 3.13 4.18 0.42

Schibsted ASA 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 2.23 0.81 -3.16 0.14 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Schibsted ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, Schibsted ASA'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.


Schibsted ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Schibsted ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Schibsted ASA'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
=(108.821 + 638.899) / 1788.159
=0.42

Schibsted ASA'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
=(108.821 + 638.899) / 8432.328
=0.09

* 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.


Schibsted ASA  (OTCPK:SBSNY) 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.


Schibsted ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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


Schibsted ASA (Schibsted ASA) Business Description

Address
Akersgata 55, PO Box 490 Sentrum, Oslo, NOR, 0180
Schibsted ASA is a Norway-based multimedia group that owns and operates newspapers, online classified advertisement websites, publishing houses, and other multimedia services. The company's largest sources of revenue are its Norwegian and Swedish newspapers and tabloid magazines such as Verdens Gang, Aftenposten, and Aftonbladet. It also operates other regional magazines, classified websites, and local newspapers in over 25 different countries around Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Schibsted's largest newspaper operations outside of Scandinavia are based in Spain and France.

Schibsted ASA (Schibsted ASA) Headlines

From GuruFocus

David Herro Comments on Schibsted

By Sydnee Gatewood 07-12-2022