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Spirent Communications (Spirent Communications) EV-to-EBITDA : 28.10 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Spirent Communications EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Spirent Communications's enterprise value is $1,300.9 Mil. Spirent Communications's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $46.3 Mil. Therefore, Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 28.10.

The historical rank and industry rank for Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SPMYY' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -69.56   Med: 12.53   Max: 30.43
Current: 28.34

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Spirent Communications was 30.43. The lowest was -69.56. And the median was 12.53.

SPMYY's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
73.33% of 1841 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 14.7 vs SPMYY: 28.34

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-05), Spirent Communications's stock price is $9.64. Spirent Communications's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.171. Therefore, Spirent Communications's PE Ratio for today is 56.37.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Spirent Communications EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spirent Communications's EV-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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Spirent Communications EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Spirent Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.13 16.41 16.01 12.37 17.40

Spirent Communications Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
EV-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 16.01 - 12.37 - 17.40

Competitive Comparison of Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Spirent Communications EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Spirent Communications's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=1300.880/46.3
=28.10

Spirent Communications's current Enterprise Value is $1,300.9 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Spirent Communications's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $46.3 Mil.

* 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.


Spirent Communications  (OTCPK:SPMYY) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Spirent Communications's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=9.64/0.171
=56.37

Spirent Communications's share price for today is $9.64.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Spirent Communications's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.171.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Spirent Communications (Spirent Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
108 High Street, Origin One, Crawley, West Sussex, GBR, RH10 1BD
Spirent Communications PLC provides communications technologies including networks, data centers, enterprise IT, mobile communications, connected vehicles or the Internet of Things. The company operates in Networks and Security and Lifecycle Service Assurance segments. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Networks and Security segment that comprises Cloud IP, Application Security and Positioning lines of business with the aim of addressing the needs of the lab test market for Ethernet, Virtual, Data Center, applications test and timing for critical infrastructure.