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Shanghai Gench Education Group (HKSE:01525) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.87 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Shanghai Gench Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Shanghai Gench Education Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$81 Mil. Shanghai Gench Education Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$753 Mil. Shanghai Gench Education Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$446 Mil. Shanghai Gench Education Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.87.

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 Shanghai Gench Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01525' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.52   Med: 4.07   Max: 8.99
Current: 1.52

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Shanghai Gench Education Group was 8.99. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 4.07.

HKSE:01525's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55% of 180 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.745 vs HKSE:01525: 1.52

Shanghai Gench Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Gench Education 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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Shanghai Gench Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Shanghai Gench Education Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.68 3.46 2.20 1.93 1.52

Shanghai Gench Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 2.67 1.76 2.23 1.28 1.87

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Gench Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Shanghai Gench Education 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.


Shanghai Gench Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Shanghai Gench Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanghai Gench Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Shanghai Gench Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Shanghai Gench Education Group'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
=(80.834 + 752.55) / 547.371
=1.52

Shanghai Gench Education Group'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
=(80.834 + 752.55) / 446.306
=1.87

* 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.


Shanghai Gench Education Group  (HKSE:01525) 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.


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Shanghai Gench Education Group (HKSE:01525) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1111, Huchenghuan Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN
Shanghai Gench Education Group Ltd and its subsidiaries are engaged in providing undergraduate education and junior college educations. The group generates its revenue from tuition fees, boarding fees, and other education-related services. Geographically, the company generates all of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.
Executives
Everone (hong Kong) Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhou Xingzeng
Zheng Xiangzhan
Ai Xin Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhao Donghui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Changjiu Industrial Group Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fwin Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Hangzhou Changqi Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (limited Partnership) 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Shanghai Jiuhao Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ze Ren Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Xia Men Guo Mao Jiao Yu Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner

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