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Hochdorf Holding AG (XSWX:HOCN) Debt-to-EBITDA : -48.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hochdorf Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hochdorf Holding AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.1 Mil. Hochdorf Holding AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF67.0 Mil. Hochdorf Holding AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-1.4 Mil. Hochdorf Holding AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -48.92.

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 Hochdorf Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:HOCN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.92   Med: 2.88   Max: 11.23
Current: 11.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hochdorf Holding AG was 11.23. The lowest was -5.92. And the median was 2.88.

XSWX:HOCN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
91.02% of 1425 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.13 vs XSWX:HOCN: 11.23

Hochdorf Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hochdorf Holding AG'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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Hochdorf Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Hochdorf Holding AG 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 -0.56 6.33 2.32 -5.92 11.23

Hochdorf Holding AG 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 1.04 - -47.69 - -48.92

Competitive Comparison of Hochdorf Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hochdorf Holding AG'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.


Hochdorf Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hochdorf Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hochdorf Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hochdorf Holding AG'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
=(0.118 + 67.003) / 5.977
=11.23

Hochdorf Holding AG'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
=(0.118 + 67.003) / -1.372
=-48.92

* 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.


Hochdorf Holding AG  (XSWX:HOCN) 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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Hochdorf Holding AG (XSWX:HOCN) Business Description

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Address
Siedereistrasse 9, Postfach 691, Hochdorf, CHE, 6281
Hochdorf Holding AG is a food company. It produces and sells food products to the food industry and the wholesale and retail trade in the international markets. The group operates in the business of Food Solutions and Baby Care It produces, and markets powder products based on milk and whey, and also produces and markets cereals. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from the Dairy ingredients segment which includes products like cream, milk concentrate, skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, cream powder, fat powder, milk protein powder, whey powder, whey protein powder, permeate powder, butter, buttermilk, and curd. Geographically, the Food Solutions division focuses on Switzerland.

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