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Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co (SHSE:603596) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.41 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥337 Mil. Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥62 Mil. Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥977 Mil. Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.41.

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 Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:603596' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.44   Max: 1.25
Current: 0.37

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co was 1.25. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.44.

SHSE:603596's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
87.25% of 1051 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.4 vs SHSE:603596: 0.37

Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bethel Automotivefety Systems 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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Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bethel Automotivefety Systems 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 0.35 0.06 1.25 0.70 0.27

Bethel Automotivefety Systems 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 0.82 0.83 0.80 0.26 0.41

Competitive Comparison of Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Bethel Automotivefety Systems 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.


Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bethel Automotivefety Systems 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
=(286.661 + 61.768) / 1272.325
=0.27

Bethel Automotivefety Systems 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
=(336.761 + 61.651) / 976.616
=0.41

* 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.


Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co  (SHSE:603596) 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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Bethel Automotivefety Systems Co (SHSE:603596) Business Description

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Address
No. 19, Taishan Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui Province, Wuhu, CHN, 241009
Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co Ltd is a China based company engaged in manufacturing and marketing of automotive safety systems. Its products include passenger car and commercial vehicle front and rear disc brakes, drum brakes, rear integrated parking brake, rear disc brake drum, brake master cylinder, vacuum booster, cast aluminum steering knuckle and others.

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