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Highlight Communications AG (CHIX:HLGD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.30 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Highlight Communications AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €130.1 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €34.1 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €125.9 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 1.30.

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

CHIX:HLGd' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 1.27   Max: 2.87
Current: 2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Highlight Communications AG was 2.87. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 1.27.

CHIX:HLGd's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
57.85% of 662 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.695 vs CHIX:HLGd: 2.33

Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Highlight Communications 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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Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Highlight Communications 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 1.69 1.37 1.68 1.75 2.87

Highlight Communications AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 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 0.35 1.29 3.71 1.30 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Highlight Communications AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Highlight Communications 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.


Highlight Communications AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Highlight Communications AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Highlight Communications 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
=(184.71 + 30.319) / 74.86
=2.87

Highlight Communications AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(130.06 + 34.083) / 125.936
=1.30

* 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. 2022) EBITDA data.


Highlight Communications AG  (CHIX:HLGd) 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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Highlight Communications AG (CHIX:HLGD) Business Description

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Address
Netzibodenstrasse 23b, Pratteln, CHE, 4133
Highlight Communications AG is a Switzerland-based financial holding company. The company is a film production and license company in German-speaking countries. Its combined operating segments include Film, Sports, and Sports-and Event-Marketing. In the Film segment, the company along with its subsidiaries is a producer and distributor of cinema, video, and TV films. In addition to owning and co-producing, it acquires the exploitation rights to third-party productions. The sports segment mainly comprises activities in the TV and digital areas with the umbrella brand SPORT1 and in the area of production, content solutions services, and content marketing with PLAZAMEDIA. In the Sports- and Event-Marketing segment, the company is engaged in the marketing of international events.

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