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CoStar Group (CoStar Group) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 2.83 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

CoStar Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $40 Mil. CoStar Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,070 Mil. CoStar Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $392 Mil. CoStar Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.83.

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

CSGP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 1.96   Max: 3.92
Current: 2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CoStar Group was 3.92. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 1.96.

CSGP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
69.38% of 1267 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 5.58 vs CSGP: 2.85

CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CoStar Group'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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CoStar Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.37 2.82 1.96 1.88 2.85

CoStar Group 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.78 2.81 2.62 3.12 2.83

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, CoStar Group'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.


CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, CoStar Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



CoStar Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CoStar Group'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
=(40 + 1070.4) / 389.8
=2.85

CoStar Group'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
=(40 + 1070.4) / 392.096
=2.83

* 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.


CoStar Group  (NAS:CSGP) 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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CoStar Group (CoStar Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1331 L Street, Northwest, WA, USA, 20005
CoStar Group is a leading provider of commercial real estate data and marketplace listing platforms. Its data offering contains in-depth analytical information on over 5 million commercial real estate properties related to various subsectors including office, retail, multifamily, healthcare, industrial, self-storage, and data centers. It operates many flagship brands such as CoStar Suite, LoopNet, Apartments.com, BizBuySell, and LandsofAmerica, with more than 80% of its revenue classified as subscription-based. The company also recently expanded its presence in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France.
Executives
John W Hill director 1997 ANNAPOLIS EXCHANGE PARKWAY, SUITE 410, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
Christopher J Nassetta director 77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3900, CHICAGO IL 60601
Angelique G. Brunner director C/O CHESAPEAKE LODGING TRUST, 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 625, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Lisa Ruggles officer: Senior VP, Global Research C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Scott T Wheeler officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Frank Simuro officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Frederick G. Saint officer: President, Marketplaces LOOPNET, INC., 181 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SUITE 208, MONROVIA CA 91016
Andrew C Florance director, officer: President and CEO C/O COSTAR GROUP INC, 1331 L STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Michael J Desmarais officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Michael R Klein director 2001 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 206, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Gene Boxer officer: General Counsel and Secretary 14 WESLEY STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Kaplan Laura Cox director C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Matthew Linnington officer: Executive Vice President Sales C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
David Jay Steinberg director C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Robert W Musslewhite director 2445 M STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037

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