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Guangzhou Port Co (SHSE:601228) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.01 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Guangzhou Port Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Guangzhou Port Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥3,126 Mil. Guangzhou Port Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥16,064 Mil. Guangzhou Port Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥2,396 Mil. Guangzhou Port Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.01.

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 Guangzhou Port Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601228' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 2.55   Max: 9.04
Current: 9.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Guangzhou Port Co was 9.04. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 2.55.

SHSE:601228's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.93% of 849 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.8 vs SHSE:601228: 9.04

Guangzhou Port Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangzhou Port Co'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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Guangzhou Port Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Guangzhou Port Co 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 2.52 3.63 4.51 4.96 5.52

Guangzhou Port Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 7.46 7.58 8.56 11.93 8.01

Competitive Comparison of Guangzhou Port Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Guangzhou Port Co'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.


Guangzhou Port Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Guangzhou Port Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guangzhou Port Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Guangzhou Port Co'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
=(3254.951 + 15123.252) / 3330.75
=5.52

Guangzhou Port Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3126.077 + 16063.692) / 2396.208
=8.01

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Guangzhou Port Co  (SHSE:601228) 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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Guangzhou Port Co (SHSE:601228) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Room 603, No. 9, South Longxue Avenue, Nansha District, Guangdong, Guangzhou, CHN, 510100
Guangzhou Port Co Ltd is a integrated hub port and container trunk port in South China. Further, it is also involved in various business activities which include container business, petrochemical business, steel business, food business, coal business and others.

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