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WP Energy PCL (BKK:WP) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WP Energy PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

WP Energy PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿138 Mil. WP Energy PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿343 Mil. WP Energy PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿617 Mil. WP Energy PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78.

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

BKK:WP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 0.79   Max: 1.36
Current: 0.78

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WP Energy PCL was 1.36. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.79.

BKK:WP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
85.75% of 463 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.69 vs BKK:WP: 0.78

WP Energy PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for WP Energy 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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WP Energy PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

WP Energy 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 0.28 1.02 0.91 0.90 0.78

WP Energy PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.84 0.87 0.85 0.78

Competitive Comparison of WP Energy PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, WP Energy 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.


WP Energy PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, WP Energy PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



WP Energy PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

WP Energy 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
=(138.124 + 342.765) / 616.359
=0.78

WP Energy PCL'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
=(138.124 + 342.765) / 616.656
=0.78

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


WP Energy PCL  (BKK:WP) 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.


WP Energy PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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WP Energy PCL (BKK:WP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 East Water Buildings 15th Floor, Soi Viphavadi Rangsit 5, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chom Pon Sub-district, Chatuchak district, Bangkok, THA, 10900
WP Energy PCL is a Thailand-based company engaged in trading of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and transportation of oil, gas, and chemical substances. The company distributes its liquefied petroleum gas cylinders to filling plants, gas retail shops, and gas users in commercial and household sectors. It derives a majority of revenue from the trading of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) activity. The group generates majority of the revenue from Thailand.