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Liberty SiriusXM Group (Liberty SiriusXM Group) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

Liberty SiriusXM Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,074 Mil. Liberty SiriusXM Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,063 Mil. Liberty SiriusXM Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,180 Mil. Liberty SiriusXM Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.11.

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

LSXMA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.7   Med: 4.26   Max: 30.3
Current: 4.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Liberty SiriusXM Group was 30.30. The lowest was 3.70. And the median was 4.26.

LSXMA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.67% of 673 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs LSXMA: 4.58

Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liberty SiriusXM 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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Liberty SiriusXM 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 4.67 30.30 6.97 4.25 4.58

Liberty SiriusXM 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 4.97 5.50 5.75 3.87 5.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Liberty SiriusXM 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.


Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty SiriusXM Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Liberty SiriusXM 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
=(1074 + 10063) / 2430
=4.58

Liberty SiriusXM 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
=(1074 + 10063) / 2180
=5.11

* 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.


Liberty SiriusXM Group  (NAS:LSXMA) 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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Liberty SiriusXM Group (Liberty SiriusXM Group) Business Description

Address
12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Liberty SiriusXM Group through its subsidiary holding is engaged in providing a subscription-based satellite radio service. It transmits music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels, as well as infotainment services. The firm's segments include Sirius XM Holdings, Formula 1, and Braves Group. The company distributes its satellite radios through automakers and rental car companies, as well as through its retail locations and Website; and satellite radio services to various automaker customers. Geographically it offers services in the region of the US and Canada.
Executives
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Larry E Romrell director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gilchrist Malcolm Ian Grant director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gregory B Maffei director, officer: President, CEO 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
John C Malone officer: Chairman 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Albert E Rosenthaler officer: Senior Vice President 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brian J Wendling officer: SVP/Controller/PFO 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Andrea L Wong director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Plc Barclays 10 percent owner 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON X0 E14 5HP
David E Rapley director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
R. Ted Weschler, other: Member of 10% owner group 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Derek Chang director C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERCOURT DR, ST LOUIS MO 63131
Renee L Wilm officer: Chief Legal Officer 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Richard N Baer officer: SVP, General Counsel