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LSI Software (WAR:LSI) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.36 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LSI Software Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

LSI Software's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was zł0.27 Mil. LSI Software's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was zł3.71 Mil. LSI Software's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was zł10.93 Mil. LSI Software's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36.

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 LSI Software's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:LSI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.37   Max: 1.33
Current: 0.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of LSI Software was 1.33. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.37.

WAR:LSI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
67.06% of 1609 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs WAR:LSI: 0.43

LSI Software Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for LSI Software'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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LSI Software Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

LSI Software 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 0.42 0.61 0.32 0.66 0.43

LSI Software 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 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 0.29 0.54 0.94 0.25 0.36

Competitive Comparison of LSI Software's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, LSI Software'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.


LSI Software's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



LSI Software Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

LSI Software'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
=(0.27 + 3.709) / 9.338
=0.43

LSI Software'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
=(0.27 + 3.709) / 10.932
=0.36

* 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.


LSI Software  (WAR:LSI) 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.


LSI Software Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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LSI Software (WAR:LSI) Business Description

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Address
176/178 Przybyszewskiego Street, Lodz, POL, 93-120
LSI Software SA is engaged in software development for retail and hospitality sectors as well as for cinema operators. It also involved in professional services, implementation services, maintenance, and the supplying of hardware solutions. The company products are bifurcated namely Bastion Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Positive Retail, Positive Hospitality and Expert computer hardware. The company derives most of its revenues from the sale of the Software business and has operations spread across Poland. Its geographic segments include Poland and other countries.