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LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 30.04 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LSL Property Services Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

LSL Property Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £26.4 Mil. LSL Property Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £5.1 Mil. LSL Property Services's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £1.0 Mil. LSL Property Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 30.04.

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 LSL Property Services's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:LSL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.05   Med: 1.02   Max: 2.48
Current: 2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of LSL Property Services was 2.48. The lowest was -5.05. And the median was 1.02.

LSE:LSL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
73.04% of 1261 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 5.95 vs LSE:LSL: 2.48

LSL Property Services Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for LSL Property Services'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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LSL Property Services Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

LSL Property Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 1.08 0.49 -5.05 2.48

LSL Property Services Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.41 0.72 -0.71 0.35 30.04

Competitive Comparison of LSL Property Services's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, LSL Property Services'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.


LSL Property Services's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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



LSL Property Services Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

LSL Property Services'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
=(26.394 + 5.085) / 12.676
=2.48

LSL Property Services'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
=(26.394 + 5.085) / 1.048
=30.04

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


LSL Property Services  (LSE:LSL) 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.


LSL Property Services Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Newcastle House, Albany Court, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR, NE4 7YB
LSL Property Services PLC provides residential property services to consumers. The Estate Agency and Related Services segment provides services related to the sale and letting of residential properties, Financial Services segment reflects the Financial Services income generated from the Estate Agency segment. The Surveying and Valuation Services segment provides valuations and professional survey services for residential properties. Some of the company offerings include residential sales, lettings, surveying, conveyancing and advice on mortgages and non-investment insurance products. Geographically all the business is operated in the UK and it derives the majority of its revenue from the Estate Agency and Related segment.

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