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Acast AB (OSTO:ACAST) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.12 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Acast AB Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Acast AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr16 Mil. Acast AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr0 Mil. Acast AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-139 Mil. Acast AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.11.

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

OSTO:ACAST' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.06   Med: -0.21   Max: -0.13
Current: -0.13

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Acast AB was -0.13. The lowest was -1.06. And the median was -0.21.

OSTO:ACAST's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 672 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs OSTO:ACAST: -0.13

Acast AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acast AB'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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Acast AB Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Acast AB Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.15 -1.06 -0.19 -0.13 -0.23

Acast AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.12 -0.14 -0.15 0.38 -0.12

Competitive Comparison of Acast AB's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Acast AB'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.


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

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

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



Acast AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Acast AB'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
=(21.914 + 0.034) / -95.253
=-0.23

Acast AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15.945 + 0.02) / -139.168
=-0.11

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Acast AB  (OSTO:ACAST) 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.


Acast AB Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Acast AB (OSTO:ACAST) Business Description

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Address
Kungsgatan 28, Stockholm, SWE, 11135
Acast AB is the curated, fully integrated, fastest growing podcast marketplace in the world. It offers podcast hosting, growth, and then monetization through both a creative and curated advertising marketplace, as well as membership features to connect podcasters with paying fans. The group has three operating segments- Europe, North America and others. Majority of revenue is generated from Europe segment.

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