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Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co (SZSE:002251) Debt-to-EBITDA : 35.96 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥6,502 Mil. Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥4,815 Mil. Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥315 Mil. Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 35.96.

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 Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002251' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.99   Med: 4.03   Max: 14.21
Current: -8.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co was 14.21. The lowest was -13.99. And the median was 4.03.

SZSE:002251's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.655 vs SZSE:002251: -8.23

Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Better Life Commercial Chain Share 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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Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Better Life Commercial Chain Share 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 8.22 14.21 12.34 -10.56 -13.99

Better Life Commercial Chain Share 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 105.79 -20.00 -189.84 -2.21 35.96

Competitive Comparison of Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Department Stores subindustry, Better Life Commercial Chain Share 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.


Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Better Life Commercial Chain Share 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
=(6492.618 + 4900.017) / -814.512
=-13.99

Better Life Commercial Chain Share 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
=(6502.44 + 4814.963) / 314.74
=35.96

* 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.


Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co  (SZSE:002251) 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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Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co (SZSE:002251) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Shaoshan West Road, Bubugao Building No.309, Xiangtan, Hunan, CHN, 411100
Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co Ltd operates in the retail industry. The company is engaged as department stores, supermarkets, home appliances, e-commerce, commercial real estate, convenience stores, and logistics.

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