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BETA Systems Software AG (FRA:BSS) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.07 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is BETA Systems Software AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

BETA Systems Software AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €6.59 Mil. BETA Systems Software AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €3.33 Mil. BETA Systems Software AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €3.23 Mil. BETA Systems Software AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 3.07.

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

FRA:BSS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.09   Med: 0.6   Max: 0.9
Current: 0.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of BETA Systems Software AG was 0.90. The lowest was -0.09. And the median was 0.60.

FRA:BSS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
58.03% of 1594 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.055 vs FRA:BSS: 0.71

BETA Systems Software AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for BETA Systems Software AG'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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BETA Systems Software AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

BETA Systems Software AG Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.15 0.90 0.77 0.49 0.71

BETA Systems Software AG Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.81 0.32 1.16 0.40 3.07

Competitive Comparison of BETA Systems Software AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, BETA Systems Software AG'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.


BETA Systems Software AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



BETA Systems Software AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

BETA Systems Software AG's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.585 + 3.33) / 13.98
=0.71

BETA Systems Software AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.585 + 3.33) / 3.234
=3.07

* 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 two times the quarterly (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


BETA Systems Software AG  (FRA:BSS) 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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BETA Systems Software AG (FRA:BSS) Business Description

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Address
Beta Systems Software AG, Alt-moabit 90d, Berlin, DEU, 10559
BETA Systems Software AG develops software products and solutions. It offers large corporations, mid-sized companies and organizations high-end infrastructure software and solutions which spans sectors.
Executives
Dr. Andreas Huth Board of Directors
Wilhelm K. T. Zours Supervisory Board
Wilhelm K.t. Zours Supervisory Board
Carl Ernst Veit Paas Supervisory Board

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