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Ares Asia (HKSE:00645) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.22 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ares Asia Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ares Asia's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$1.9 Mil. Ares Asia's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$0.0 Mil. Ares Asia's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-8.6 Mil. Ares Asia's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -0.22.

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 Ares Asia's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00645' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.8   Med: -0.45   Max: 48.88
Current: -0.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ares Asia was 48.88. The lowest was -27.80. And the median was -0.45.

HKSE:00645's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 108 companies
in the Other Energy Sources industry
Industry Median: 1.225 vs HKSE:00645: -0.22

Ares Asia Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ares Asia'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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Ares Asia Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ares Asia Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.82 39.96 -17.53 -0.29 -0.45

Ares Asia Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -0.27 -0.35 -1.08 -0.31 -0.22

Competitive Comparison of Ares Asia's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Ares Asia'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.


Ares Asia's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Ares Asia's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ares Asia's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Ares Asia Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ares Asia's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.276 + 0.4) / -5.91
=-0.45

Ares Asia's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.894 + 0) / -8.58
=-0.22

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Ares Asia  (HKSE:00645) 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.


Ares Asia Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Ares Asia (HKSE:00645) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Austin Road West, Unit No. 9608, Level 96, International Commerce Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Ares Asia Ltd is an investment holding company. The group is principally engaged in the business of coal trading, entailing the selling of coal purchased from various countries to Mainland China and other commodities trading, which encompasses supply chain management and risk management service. Its business falls under the primary segment of Coal and other trading. Geographically, the group has a business presence in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other countries, of which maximum revenue is derived from Mainland China.

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