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ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE (XTER:PSM) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 153.25 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 Dec. 2023 was €59 Mil. ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2,393 Mil. ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €16 Mil. ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 153.25.

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:

XTER:PSM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.63   Med: 3.6   Max: 16.03
Current: 16.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE was 16.03. The lowest was 2.63. And the median was 3.60.

XTER:PSM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
93.77% of 674 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs XTER:PSM: 16.03

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:

* 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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ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.78 4.61 2.90 4.27 16.03

ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.55 14.31 40.73 5.35 153.25

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.


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 into.



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. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(59 + 2393) / 153
=16.03

ProSiebenSat 1 Media 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
=(59 + 2393) / 16
=153.25

* 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.


ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE  (XTER:PSM) 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 (XTER:PSM) Business Description

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Address
Medienallee 7, Unterfohring, BY, DEU, 85774
ProSiebenSat 1 Media SE is a German mass media and digital company that operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating & Video, 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 & video 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.
Executives
Prof.dr. Cai-nicolas Ziegler Supervisory Board
Thomas Ingelfinger Supervisory Board
Hubertus M. Habets Board of Directors
Prof. Dr. Rolf Nonnenmacher Supervisory Board
Martin Mildner Board of Directors
Dr. Katrin Burkhardt Supervisory Board
Marjorie Kaplan Supervisory Board
Christine Scheffler Board of Directors
Dr. Andreas Wiele Supervisory Board
Lawrence Aidem Supervisory Board
Wolfgang Link Board of Directors
Dr. Marion Helmes Supervisory Board
Erik Huggers Supervisory Board
Dr. Antonella Mei-pochtler Supervisory Board
Rainer Beaujean Board of Directors

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