ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE (OTCPK:PBSFF) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 4.49 (As of Sep. 2022)

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

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $50 Mil. ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $2,368 Mil. ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $539 Mil. ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 4.49.

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 ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PBSFF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.58 Med: 3.35 Max: 5.27
Current: 3.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE was 5.27. The lowest was 2.58. And the median was 3.35.

PBSFF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
67.12% of 663 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs PBSFF: 3.28

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE Annual Data

Trend

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Debt-to-EBITDA

3.27

5.27

3.78

4.93

2.92

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE Quarterly Data
	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22
Debt-to-EBITDA																3.66	1.79	5.36	5.05	4.49

Competitive Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE'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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Debt-to-EBITDA falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Debt-to-EBITDA's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(103.95480225989	+	2908.4745762712)	/	1032.7683615819
	=	2.92

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(49.50495049505	+	2368.3168316832)	/	538.61386138614
	=	4.49

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 (Sep. 2022) EBITDA data.

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE (OTCPK:PBSFF) 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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ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE (OTCPK:PBSFF) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

PBSFY:USA PSM:Italy PSMD:UK 0QG9:UK PSM:Germany PSM:Austria

Address

Medienallee 7, Unterfohring, DEU, 85774

Website

https://www.prosiebensat1.com

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE is a German mass media and digital company that operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating, and Commerce & Ventures. The Entertainment segment represents the core of the company's business with focus on the Seven.One Entertainment Group, which provides multi-platform digital media to audiences in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Dating segment offers a range of online matchmaking services and other social entertainment. The Commerce & Ventures segment supports young companies by offering media-for-revenue or media-for-equity partnership through its TV reach. Viewership and sales from the Entertainment segment, particularly under the Seven.One brand, account for the vast majority of the company's revenue.

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