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Vivendi SE (WBO:VIV) Debt-to-EBITDA : 9.50 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vivendi SE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Vivendi SE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €4,390 Mil. Vivendi SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €4,446 Mil. Vivendi SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €930 Mil. Vivendi SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.50.

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

WBO:VIV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 4.33   Max: 35.66
Current: 10.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Vivendi SE was 35.66. The lowest was 1.06. And the median was 4.33.

WBO:VIV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
89.3% of 673 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs WBO:VIV: 10.10

Vivendi SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vivendi SE'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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Vivendi SE Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Vivendi SE 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 3.37 6.89 11.37 35.66 6.19

Vivendi SE Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -4.05 3.12 -1.97 4.99 9.50

Competitive Comparison of Vivendi SE's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Vivendi 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.


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

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

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



Vivendi SE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Vivendi SE'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
=(4390 + 4446) / 1427
=6.19

Vivendi SE'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
=(4390 + 4446) / 930
=9.50

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Vivendi SE  (WBO:VIV) 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.


Vivendi SE Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Vivendi SE (WBO:VIV) Business Description

Address
42, Avenue de Friedland, Cedex 08, Paris, FRA, 75380
Vivendi's transformation into a pure-play media firm was completed in 2014, but recent acquisitions and the spinout of Universal Music Group have again changed the firm. The company now operates multiple divisions with one very large core segment: Canal+, a leading producer and distributor of film and TV content in France, produces over 60% of revenue. It also owns Havas, the world's sixth-largest ad agency holding company; Gameloft, a mobile game publisher; and minority stakes in multiple companies in Europe.

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