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Oxford Metrics (LSE:OMG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.55 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Oxford Metrics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Oxford Metrics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £1.90 Mil. Oxford Metrics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £2.50 Mil. Oxford Metrics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £8.00 Mil. Oxford Metrics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.55.

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

LSE:OMG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.31   Max: 0.47
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Oxford Metrics was 0.47. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.31.

LSE:OMG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
65.16% of 1616 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.005 vs LSE:OMG: 0.47

Oxford Metrics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oxford Metrics'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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Oxford Metrics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Oxford Metrics Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.46 0.31 0.28 0.47

Oxford Metrics Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.27 0.29 0.23 0.19 0.55

Competitive Comparison of Oxford Metrics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, Oxford Metrics'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.


Oxford Metrics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Oxford Metrics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Oxford Metrics's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.898 + 2.498) / 9.311
=0.47

Oxford Metrics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.898 + 2.498) / 8.004
=0.55

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Oxford Metrics  (LSE:OMG) 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.


Oxford Metrics Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Oxford Metrics (LSE:OMG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6 Oxford Pioneer Park, Yarnton, Oxfordshire, GBR, OX5 1QU
Oxford Metrics PLC develops and markets analytics software for motion measurement and infrastructure asset management. The company comprises one business segment: The Vicon Group is engaged in the development, production, and sale of computer software and equipment for the engineering, entertainment, and life science markets. The firm operates in United States and United Kingdom.

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