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Fiserv (Fiserv) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.13 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fiserv Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Fiserv's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $785 Mil. Fiserv's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $23,754 Mil. Fiserv's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $7,832 Mil. Fiserv's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.13.

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

FI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.35   Med: 2.75   Max: 6.76
Current: 2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Fiserv was 6.76. The lowest was 2.35. And the median was 2.75.

FI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
74.33% of 1601 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs FI: 2.97

Fiserv Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Fiserv 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 6.76 4.06 3.82 3.16 2.90

Fiserv 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 3.30 3.06 2.61 2.69 3.13

Competitive Comparison of Fiserv's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Fiserv'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.


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

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

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



Fiserv Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Fiserv'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
=(873 + 22363) / 8023
=2.90

Fiserv'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
=(785 + 23754) / 7832
=3.13

* 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.


Fiserv  (NYSE:FI) 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.


Fiserv Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Fiserv (Fiserv) Business Description

Address
255 Fiserv Drive, Brookfield, WI, USA, 53045
Fiserv is a leading provider of core processing and complementary services, such as electronic funds transfer, payment processing, and loan processing, for U.S. banks and credit unions, with a focus on small and midsize banks. Through the merger with First Data in 2019, Fiserv also provides payment processing services for merchants. About 10% of the company's revenue is generated internationally.
Executives
Suzan Kereere officer: EVP, Head of GBS 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Robert W. Hau officer: Chief Financial Officer 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Christopher M Foskett officer: EVP, Global Sales C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1686
Guy Chiarello officer: Chief Administrative Officer 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Kenneth Best officer: Chief Accounting Officer 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Charlotte Yarkoni director 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Harry Disimone director 18 HICKORY DRIVE, OLD BROOKVILLE NY 11545
Valueact Capital Management, Llc director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Holdings Ii, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Capital Management, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Va Partners I, Llc director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Holdings Gp, Llc director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Holdings, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Dylan G. Haggart director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

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