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Braze (BRZE) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.75 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Braze Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Braze's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $15.6 Mil. Braze's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $75.0 Mil. Braze's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-121.6 Mil. Braze's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -0.74.

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

BRZE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.66   Med: -0.51   Max: -0.36
Current: -0.66

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Braze was -0.36. The lowest was -0.66. And the median was -0.51.

BRZE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1598 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs BRZE: -0.66

Braze Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Braze Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA
- - - -0.36 -0.66

Braze Quarterly Data
Jan20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -0.37 -0.33 -0.38 -0.69 -0.75

Competitive Comparison of Braze's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, Braze'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.


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

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

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



Braze Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Braze's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15.585 + 75.027) / -137.729
=-0.66

Braze's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15.585 + 75.027) / -121.648
=-0.74

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Braze  (NAS:BRZE) 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.


Braze Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Braze (BRZE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
330 West 34th Street, Floor 18, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Braze Inc is a customer engagement platform that powers customer-centric interactions between consumers and brands. The company provides solutions for Retail & E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, and Travel & Hospitality related industries.
Executives
Phillip M Fernandez director C/O MARKETO, INC., 901 MARINER'S ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 500, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Pankaj Malik officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Myles Kleeger officer: Pres & Chief Customer Officer C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Jonathan Hyman officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Chelsea R. Stoner 10 percent owner C/O AVALARA, INC., 255 SOUTH KING ST., SUITE 1800, SEATTLE WA 98104
Susan Wiseman officer: General Counsel C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Russell L Fleischer 10 percent owner 2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Battery Partners Xi Side Fund, Llc 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Maurice Brown 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Isabelle Winkles officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
William Magnuson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BRAZE, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, FLOOR 18, NEW YORK NY 10001
Scott R Tobin 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Dharmesh Thakker 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Jesse Feldman 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Fernando Machado director 5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126