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Central European Media Enterprises (Central European Media Enterprises) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.57 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is Central European Media Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Central European Media Enterprises's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $10.3 Mil. Central European Media Enterprises's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $605.6 Mil. Central European Media Enterprises's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $393.1 Mil. Central European Media Enterprises's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 1.57.

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 Central European Media Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CETV's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Central European Media Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central European Media Enterprises'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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Central European Media Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Central European Media Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.48 3.61 2.22 1.50 1.21

Central European Media Enterprises Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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 1.19 1.56 0.93 1.58 1.57

Competitive Comparison of Central European Media Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Central European Media Enterprises'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.


Central European Media Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Central European Media Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Central European Media Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Central European Media Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(10.039 + 608.707) / 511.836
=1.21

Central European Media Enterprises's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(10.332 + 605.627) / 393.112
=1.57

* 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 (Jun. 2020) EBITDA data.


Central European Media Enterprises  (NAS:CETV) 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.


Central European Media Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Central European Media Enterprises (Central European Media Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3 Bermudiana Road, O'Hara House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 08
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd is a media and entertainment company. The company manages its business based on geographical segments in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, and the Slovak Republic. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the Czech Republic. The company generates advertising revenues from placing ads on the television channels.
Executives
Christoph Mainusch officer: co-Chief Executive Officer KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 5 2N 15200
Daniel Penn officer: EVP, General Counsel C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Nin Michael Del officer: co-Chief Executive Officer C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH, KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A, PRAGUE 2N 15200
Alfred W Langer director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
John Billock director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Kelli Turner director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LTD, KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A, PRAGUE 2N 15200
David Sturgeon officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Parm Sandhu director C/O MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Peter H Knag director 208 S AKARD STREET DALLAS TX 75202
Turner Theodore Mckinley Iii director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
At&t Inc. director, 10 percent owner 208 S. AKARD ST ATTN : JAMES LACY DALLAS TX 75202
Bruce Maggin director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED, KRIZENECKEHO NAM 1078/5A, PRAGUE 2N 15200
Time Warner Inc. director, 10 percent owner ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Tw Media Holdings Llc director, 10 percent owner ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
Time Warner Media Holdings B.v. director, 10 percent owner ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019

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