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Metro Systems PCL (BKK:MSC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.12 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Metro Systems PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Metro Systems PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿44 Mil. Metro Systems PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿30 Mil. Metro Systems PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿640 Mil. Metro Systems PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.12.

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 Metro Systems PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:MSC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 0.7   Max: 1.61
Current: 0.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Metro Systems PCL was 1.61. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.70.

BKK:MSC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
86.37% of 1739 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.79 vs BKK:MSC: 0.18

Metro Systems PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro Systems PCL'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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Metro Systems PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Metro Systems PCL 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 0.52 0.62 0.37 1.61 0.18

Metro Systems PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.30 0.32 0.38 0.25 0.12

Competitive Comparison of Metro Systems PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Metro Systems PCL'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.


Metro Systems PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Metro Systems PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Metro Systems PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Metro Systems PCL'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
=(44.692 + 32.127) / 439.965
=0.17

Metro Systems PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(44.219 + 29.574) / 640.488
=0.12

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Metro Systems PCL  (BKK:MSC) 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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Metro Systems PCL (BKK:MSC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
400 Chalermprakiat Rama IX Road, Nong Bon, Prawet, Bangkok, THA, 10250
Metro Systems Corp PCL is a Thailand-based company. Together with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in trading computers and equipment, software, supplies, office equipment, and related services. It operates in four segments namely Sales of computers and equipment, Installation software, Sales supplies, and office equipment; and Rental and other services. It derives key revenue from Sales of computers and equipment, and the Installation software segment. Some of its product includes Systems and servers, Supplies and peripherals, E-Business Solution, Software, and Services.