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Gannett Co (FRA:2N2A) Debt-to-EBITDA : -32.31 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Gannett Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Gannett Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €99 Mil. Gannett Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,069 Mil. Gannett Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €-36 Mil. Gannett Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -32.30.

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 Gannett Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:2N2A' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -61.33   Med: 3.29   Max: 6.68
Current: 6.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Gannett Co was 6.68. The lowest was -61.33. And the median was 3.29.

FRA:2N2A's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
86.05% of 681 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs FRA:2N2A: 6.56

Gannett Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gannett Co'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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Gannett Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Gannett Co 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 -61.33 -8.78 5.91 6.68 4.83

Gannett Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only 5.36 6.02 4.02 5.04 -32.31

Competitive Comparison of Gannett Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, Gannett Co'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.


Gannett Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Gannett Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Gannett Co'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
=(100.425 + 1086.409) / 245.97
=4.83

Gannett Co'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
=(99.221 + 1069.047) / -36.164
=-32.30

* 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.


Gannett Co  (FRA:2N2A) 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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Gannett Co (FRA:2N2A) Business Description

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Address
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, USA, 22107-0910
Gannett Co Inc is a digital newspaper company providing local media and marketing solutions in the U.S. The Group operate in two segments, Gannett Media and Digital Marketing Solutions. The majority of revenue is from the Gannett media segment. The company's brands include USA TODAY and more than 250 daily newspapers as well as digital marketing services companies, including ReachLocal, WordStream and others. The company produces more than 350 annual events, such as themed expos. The company also operates in the U.K. through the U.K. media company Newsquest to provide more than 150 local media brands.

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