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Snap (SNAP) Debt-to-EBITDA : -5.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Snap Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Snap's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $49 Mil. Snap's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,296 Mil. Snap's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-749 Mil. Snap's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.80.

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

SNAP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.79   Med: -2.7   Max: -0.03
Current: -3.94

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Snap was -0.03. The lowest was -7.79. And the median was -2.70.

SNAP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 273 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs SNAP: -3.94

Snap Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Snap Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.34 -2.70 -7.79 -3.55 -3.94

Snap 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 -4.53 -3.71 -3.25 -3.29 -5.80

Competitive Comparison of Snap's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Snap'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.


Snap's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Snap's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Snap Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Snap'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
=(49.321 + 4295.679) / -1103.958
=-3.94

Snap'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
=(49.321 + 4295.679) / -749.492
=-5.80

* 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.


Snap  (NYSE:SNAP) 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.


Snap Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Snap (SNAP) Business Description

Address
3000 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90405
Snap, which refers to itself as a camera company, has one of the most popular social networking apps, Snapchat, in developed regions such as North America and Europe. Snap generates nearly all its revenue from advertising with 70% coming from North America. The firm is headquartered in Venice, California.
Executives
Rebecca Morrow officer: CAO and Controller C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Derek Andersen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael J. O'sullivan officer: General Counsel C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Eric Young officer: SVP of Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Robert C. Murphy director, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Evan Spiegel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jerry James Hunter officer: Senior VP, Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Patrick Spence director C/O SONOS, INC., 614 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Poppy Thorpe director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jeremi Gorman officer: Chief Business Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Joanna Coles director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Fidel Vargas director 3000 31ST STREET, C/O SNAP INC, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jared Grusd officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O SNAP INC., 2772 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP NORTH, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Elizabeth Jenkins director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067