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CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co (SZSE:000839) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.73 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥918 Mil. CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥724 Mil. CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥347 Mil. CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.73.

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 CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:000839' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.88   Med: 4.42   Max: 20.97
Current: 20.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co was 20.97. The lowest was -1.88. And the median was 4.42.

SZSE:000839's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
95.32% of 663 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs SZSE:000839: 20.97

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CITIC Guoan Information Industry 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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CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

CITIC Guoan Information Industry 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 8.54 -1.70 -1.88 -1.46 7.75

CITIC Guoan Information Industry 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 4.99 12.92 -52.17 -9.80 4.73

Competitive Comparison of CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, CITIC Guoan Information Industry 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.


CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CITIC Guoan Information Industry 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
=(960.694 + 721.524) / 217.144
=7.75

CITIC Guoan Information Industry 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
=(918.252 + 723.917) / 347.476
=4.73

* 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.


CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co  (SZSE:000839) 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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CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co (SZSE:000839) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1 Guan Dong Dian North Street, Guo An Plaza, 5F, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Beijing, CHN, 100020
CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co Ltd is the provider of cable TV network. The company has invested in 17 cable television projects, covering the major part of China. The company also engages in cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, real estate development, value-added telecom services and other information industries.
Executives
Liu Jing Independent director
Zhuang Yu Director
Qin Yong Zhong Director
Zhao Xu Dong Independent director
Chen Peng Jing Independent director
Liao Xiao Tong Secretary, Director
Sun Ya Lei Director
Li Shi Lin Director
Liu Guo Jian Executives
Lei Xue Ling Supervisors

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