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Ernest Borel Holdings (HKSE:01856) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.32 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ernest Borel Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ernest Borel Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$38.6 Mil. Ernest Borel Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$17.8 Mil. Ernest Borel Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$42.7 Mil. Ernest Borel Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.32.

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 Ernest Borel Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01856' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.75   Med: 0.44   Max: 4.38
Current: 2.1

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ernest Borel Holdings was 4.38. The lowest was -5.75. And the median was 0.44.

HKSE:01856's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
58.67% of 842 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.665 vs HKSE:01856: 2.10

Ernest Borel Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ernest Borel Holdings'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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Ernest Borel Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ernest Borel Holdings 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 -0.16 2.67 -5.75 3.74 1.10

Ernest Borel Holdings 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 -0.68 -4.11 7.82 5.44 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Ernest Borel Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Ernest Borel Holdings'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.


Ernest Borel Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ernest Borel Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ernest Borel Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Ernest Borel Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ernest Borel Holdings'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
=(38.55 + 17.757) / 51.018
=1.10

Ernest Borel Holdings'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
=(38.55 + 17.757) / 42.656
=1.32

* 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.


Ernest Borel Holdings  (HKSE:01856) 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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Ernest Borel Holdings (HKSE:01856) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
193 Prince Edward Road West, Unit 1612-18, Level 16, Tower 1, Grand Century Place, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Ernest Borel Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company principally engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of Swiss-made mechanical and quartz premium watches for men and women. Its collection of watches includes Royal, Braque, Jules, Borel, Retro, Cocktail, Galaxy, Cosmic, Heritage, Heartful, and other collections. Its geographical segments are China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and Others (mainly in Southeast Asia and Europe).

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