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WildBrain (WildBrain) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WildBrain Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

WildBrain's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $172.1 Mil. WildBrain's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $280.1 Mil. WildBrain's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $90.3 Mil. WildBrain's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.01.

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

WLDBF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -341.07   Med: 6.25   Max: 24.17
Current: 7.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WildBrain was 24.17. The lowest was -341.07. And the median was 6.25.

WLDBF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
86.92% of 673 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs WLDBF: 7.97

WildBrain Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

WildBrain Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -341.02 -4.81 6.43 6.08 8.27

WildBrain 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 9.41 4.63 -61.88 12.31 5.01

Competitive Comparison of WildBrain's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, WildBrain'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.


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

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

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



WildBrain Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

WildBrain's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(80.382 + 386.213) / 56.435
=8.27

WildBrain'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
=(172.097 + 280.142) / 90.288
=5.01

* 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.


WildBrain  (OTCPK:WLDBF) 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.


WildBrain Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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WildBrain (WildBrain) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 York Street, Suite 1201, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2V5
WildBrain Ltd is a children's content and brands company, recognized globally for properties such as Peanuts, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, and Degrassi franchise. The company owns the independent library of children's content. It licenses its content to broadcasters and streaming services worldwide and generates royalties through its consumer products program. It operates through the following segments: the Content Business, CPLG, which manages copyrights, licensing, and brands for third parties and the Television segment. The company through its subsidiary operates networks of children's channels on YouTube.