Q: In a recent comment on SAP the Debt was characterized as “pretty high” and a “concern”. Could you please quantify? The Net Debt / EBITDA looks to be around 2.0x which could be viewed as quite normal or even “good”. Perhaps the fact that the company has failed to grow despite carrying some Debt is the issue?
5i Research Answer:
We include lease obligations as debt, and with that metric debt/cash flow is 3X. But cash flow...