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Gatekeeper Systems (STU:1GK) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.15 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Gatekeeper Systems Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Gatekeeper Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €0.20 Mil. Gatekeeper Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €0.58 Mil. Gatekeeper Systems's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €5.10 Mil. Gatekeeper Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.15.

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

STU:1GK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.87   Med: 0.22   Max: 2.2
Current: 0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Gatekeeper Systems was 2.20. The lowest was -15.87. And the median was 0.22.

STU:1GK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
89.02% of 820 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.95 vs STU:1GK: 0.20

Gatekeeper Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gatekeeper Systems'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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Gatekeeper Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Gatekeeper Systems Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -15.88 0.90 -4.39 2.20 0.22

Gatekeeper Systems Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.15 0.98 0.24 0.12 0.15

Competitive Comparison of Gatekeeper Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Gatekeeper Systems'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.


Gatekeeper Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Gatekeeper Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gatekeeper Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Gatekeeper Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.128 + 0.382) / 2.364
=0.22

Gatekeeper Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.195 + 0.579) / 5.104
=0.15

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Gatekeeper Systems  (STU:1GK) 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.


Gatekeeper Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Gatekeeper Systems (STU:1GK) Business Description

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Address
31127 Wheel Avenue, Suite 301, Abbotsford, BC, CAN, V2T 6H1
Gatekeeper Systems Inc is a provider of intelligent video solutions designed to provide a safer transportation environment for children, passengers, and public safety personnel on multiple transportation modes. The company uses AI(Artificial intelligence), video analytics, and mobile data collectors to inter-connect public transit assets as part of intelligent transportation systems for Smart City initiatives. Some of its product categories include interior cameras, exterior cameras, dashboard cameras among others. Geographically, the company generates revenue from United States which is the key revenue generating market, and Canada.

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