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RELX (RLXXF) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is RELX Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

RELX's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,662 Mil. RELX's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,562 Mil. RELX's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of RELX was 2.88. The lowest was 1.96. And the median was 2.20.

RLXXF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

RELX Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for RELX'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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RELX Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

RELX 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 2.27 2.88 2.33 2.24 1.96

RELX 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 2.13 2.38 N/A N/A N/A

Competitive Comparison of RELX's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RELX'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.


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

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

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



RELX Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

RELX'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
=(1662.025 + 6562.025) / 4192.405
=1.96

RELX'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
=(1662.025 + 6562.025) / 0
=N/A

* 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.


RELX  (OTCPK:RLXXF) 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.


RELX Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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RELX (RLXXF) Business Description

Address
1-3 Strand, London, GBR, WC2N 5JR
RELX PLC is a diversified information and analytics company. The firm operates across four main areas: scientific, technical, and medical; risk; legal; and exhibitions. It generates maximum revenue from the Scientific, Technical and Medical and Risk segment. Scientific, Technical and Medical segment provides information and analytics that help institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance. Risk segment provides customers with information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry-specific content with advanced technology and algorithms to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency.