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Salem Media Group (Salem Media Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.70 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Salem Media Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Salem Media Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $29.5 Mil. Salem Media Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $195.5 Mil. Salem Media Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-132.3 Mil. Salem Media Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -1.70.

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

SALM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.65   Med: 7   Max: 43.44
Current: -7.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Salem Media Group was 43.44. The lowest was -7.65. And the median was 7.00.

SALM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 677 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs SALM: -7.65

Salem Media Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salem Media 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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Salem Media Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Salem Media Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.08 30.48 43.44 3.19 9.53

Salem Media Group Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 -9.16 10.76 -91.27 -95.51 -1.70

Competitive Comparison of Salem Media Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Salem Media 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.


Salem Media Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Salem Media Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Salem Media Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(17.306 + 192.812) / 22.043
=9.53

Salem Media Group'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
=(29.46 + 195.457) / -132.304
=-1.70

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Salem Media Group  (OTCPK:SALM) 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.


Salem Media Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Salem Media Group (Salem Media Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6400 North Belt Line Road, Irving, TX, USA, 75063
Salem Media Group Inc is a domestic multimedia company with integrated operations including radio broadcasting, digital media, and publishing. The company has three operating segments, Broadcast, Digital Media, and Publishing. Digital media-based businesses provide Christian, conservative, investing and health-themed content, e-commerce, audio and video streaming, and other resources digitally through the web.
Executives
Jacki L Pick director 6400 N BELT LINE ROAD, IRVING TX 75063
Eugene Allen Power officer: President Broadcast Media 6400 NORTH BELT LINE ROAD, IRVING TX 75063
Epperson 2022 Gst Trust 10 percent owner 3780 WILL SCARLET ROAD, WINSTON SALEM NC 27104
Epperson Stuart W. Jr. director, 10 percent owner 4880 SANTA ROSA RD., CAMARILLO CA 93012
Stuart W Epperson 10 percent owner 3780 WILL SCARLET RD, WINSTON SALEM NC 27104
Evan D Masyr officer: V.P. and Corporate Controller 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, STE 300, CAMARILLO CA 93012
David P Santrella officer: President - Broadcast Media 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Christopher J Henderson officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
David Evans officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Atsinger Edward G Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President 4880 SANTA ROSA RD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Heather W Grizzle director 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93010
James Keet Lewis director 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Edward C. Atsinger director 6400 NORTH BELT LINE ROAD, IRVING TX 75063
Jonathan Venverloh director 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Eric H Halvorson director 4880 SANTA ROSA RD, CAMARILLO CA 93012