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FriendTimes (HKSE:06820) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.34 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is FriendTimes Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

FriendTimes's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$162 Mil. FriendTimes's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0 Mil. FriendTimes's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-120 Mil. FriendTimes's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.34.

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

HKSE:06820' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: 0.01   Max: 0.23
Current: -2.07

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FriendTimes was 0.23. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was 0.01.

HKSE:06820's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 273 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.79 vs HKSE:06820: -2.07

FriendTimes Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for FriendTimes'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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FriendTimes Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

FriendTimes Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.01 - - 0.03 -3.43

FriendTimes Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 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 - - 0.01 -1.24 -1.34

Competitive Comparison of FriendTimes's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, FriendTimes'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.


FriendTimes's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, FriendTimes's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



FriendTimes Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FriendTimes'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
=(161.752 + 0) / -47.218
=-3.43

FriendTimes'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
=(161.752 + 0) / -120.482
=-1.34

* 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.


FriendTimes  (HKSE:06820) 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.


FriendTimes Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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FriendTimes (HKSE:06820) Business Description

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Address
No 68 Qitai Road, FriendTimes Building, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, CHN
FriendTimes Inc mobile game developer, publisher, and operator. It conducts online games business through Operating Entities. The group has successfully launched Legend of Empress, Fate: Royal Revenge, Royal Chaos, Rise of Queendom, and other flagship products. It generates revenue through China.
Executives
Friends Together Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Tmf Trust (hk) Limited 2301 Trustee
Jiang Xiaohuang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Mao Yuyan 2202 Interest of your spouse
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Tmf (cayman) Ltd. 2301 Trustee
Friends Fruit Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Gic Private Limited 2102 Investment manager
Eternal Heart Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Future Wisdom Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ling Long Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Warm Sunshine Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Purple Crystal Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
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