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KLDiscovery (KLDiscovery) Debt-to-EBITDA : 11.63 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is KLDiscovery Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

KLDiscovery's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $552.8 Mil. KLDiscovery's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.9 Mil. KLDiscovery's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.2 Mil. KLDiscovery's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.63.

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

KLDI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.95   Med: 11.43   Max: 18.62
Current: 8.95

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of KLDiscovery was 18.62. The lowest was 8.95. And the median was 11.43.

KLDI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
91.54% of 1596 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.055 vs KLDI: 8.95

KLDiscovery Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

KLDiscovery Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.57 9.78 18.62 12.28 8.95

KLDiscovery Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 7.44 7.52 7.45 9.87 11.63

Competitive Comparison of KLDiscovery's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, KLDiscovery'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.


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

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

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



KLDiscovery Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

KLDiscovery'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
=(552.751 + 7.87) / 62.608
=8.95

KLDiscovery's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(552.751 + 7.87) / 48.188
=11.63

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


KLDiscovery  (OTCPK:KLDI) 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.


KLDiscovery Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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KLDiscovery (KLDiscovery) Business Description

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Address
9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55347
KLDiscovery Inc is a provider of technology-enabled services and software to help law firms, corporations, government agencies, and consumers solve complex data challenges. The company is engaged in providing technology-based litigation support solutions and services.
Executives
Arjun Shah director C/O KLDISCOVERY INC., 8201 GREENSBORO DR., SUITE 300, MCLEAN VA 22102
Lauren Tanenbaum director C/O KLDISCOVERY INC., 8201 GREENSBORO DR., SUITE 300, MCLEAN VA 22102
Jonathan J Ledecky director C/O THE LEDECKY FOUNDATION, 901 - 15TH STREET, NW, SUITE 950, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Prior Lawrence B Iii director 10260 CAMPUS POINT DRIVE, M/S 1-4-1, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Ian Fujiyama director CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 220S, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Cg Subsidiary Holdings L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Evan B Morgan director C/O PIVOTAL ACQUISITION CORP., C/O GRAUBARD MILLER, 405 LEXINGTON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10174
Donna S Morea director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Dawn M. Wilson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KLDISCOVERY, 8201 GREENSBORO DRIVE, SUITE 300, MCLEAN VA 22102
Krystina L. Jones officer: EVP, Global Sales & Marketing C/O KLDISCOVERY, 8201 GREENBORO DRIVE, SUITE 300, MCLEAN VA 22102
Richard J Williams director 125 HIGH STREET, 26TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110
Greg Racz director, 10 percent owner, other: See remarks C/O OCTAVIAN GLOBAL PARTNERS, LLC, 650 MADISON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mgg Investment Group Lp director, 10 percent owner, other: See remarks ONE PENN PLAZA, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10119
Ceof Ii Coinvestment (de), L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Ceof Ii De I Aiv, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004

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