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UPAY (UPYY) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.35 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is UPAY Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

UPAY's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.32 Mil. UPAY's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.08 Mil. UPAY's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $-1.16 Mil. UPAY's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was -0.35.

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

UPYY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14   Med: -0.51   Max: 3.77
Current: -0.82

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of UPAY was 3.77. The lowest was -14.00. And the median was -0.51.

UPYY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1608 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs UPYY: -0.82

UPAY Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for UPAY'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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UPAY Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

UPAY Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.77 0.67 -1.69 -1.63 -14.00

UPAY Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 4.15 -4.57 -7.96 -0.62 -0.35

Competitive Comparison of UPAY's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, UPAY'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.


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

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

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



UPAY Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

UPAY's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.325 + 0.095) / -0.03
=-14.00

UPAY's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.323 + 0.08) / -1.164
=-0.35

* 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 (Nov. 2023) EBITDA data.


UPAY  (OTCPK:UPYY) 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.


UPAY Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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UPAY (UPYY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3010 LBJ Freeway, 12th Floor, Dallas, TX, USA, 75234
UPAY Inc is engaged in providing automated loan management systems and payment processing solutions. The solutions enable payroll administrators and credit providers to view, manage, and control their business from anywhere and at any time. The loan administration software is offered to credit providers, retail stores, and the provisional service industry such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, and others.
Executives
Wouter Andries Fouche director, officer: CEO 3010 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75234
Jacob Casper Folscher director, officer: CFO 3010 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75234