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Bigblu Broadband (LSE:BBB) Debt-to-EBITDA : -7.22 (As of May. 2023)


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What is Bigblu Broadband Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bigblu Broadband's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was £0.63 Mil. Bigblu Broadband's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was £2.40 Mil. Bigblu Broadband's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was £-0.42 Mil. Bigblu Broadband's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was -7.22.

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 Bigblu Broadband's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BBB' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.43   Med: 1.21   Max: 42.58
Current: 3.62

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bigblu Broadband was 42.58. The lowest was -7.43. And the median was 1.21.

LSE:BBB's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
69.75% of 314 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.16 vs LSE:BBB: 3.62

Bigblu Broadband Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bigblu Broadband'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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Bigblu Broadband Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bigblu Broadband Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 42.58 1.90 1.21 0.81 0.65

Bigblu Broadband Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23
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 2.38 -2.67 0.65 0.65 -7.22

Competitive Comparison of Bigblu Broadband's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Bigblu Broadband'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.


Bigblu Broadband's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Bigblu Broadband's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bigblu Broadband Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bigblu Broadband's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.795 + 0.559) / 2.083
=0.65

Bigblu Broadband's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.633 + 2.4) / -0.42
=-7.22

* 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 (May. 2023) EBITDA data.


Bigblu Broadband  (LSE:BBB) 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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Bigblu Broadband (LSE:BBB) Business Description

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Address
60 Gracechurch Street, 6th Floor, London, GBR, EC3V 0HR
Bigblu Broadband PLC is an independent broadband service provider for consumers and businesses. The company has one reportable segment - the provision of broadband services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the rest of the world and has a presence in the United Kingdom and Europe. Its product consists of Satellite Broadband, next-generation fixed wireless, and 4G/5G. The company generates revenue from the sale of airtime, data, hardware, and installation in connection with the supply of broadband services.

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