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JA Solar Technology Co (SZSE:002459) Debt-to-EBITDA : -9.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is JA Solar Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

JA Solar Technology Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥4,202 Mil. JA Solar Technology Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥17,397 Mil. JA Solar Technology Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-2,375 Mil. JA Solar Technology Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -9.09.

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 JA Solar Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002459' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.01   Med: 1.09   Max: 4.99
Current: 4.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of JA Solar Technology Co was 4.99. The lowest was -0.01. And the median was 1.09.

SZSE:002459's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
79.01% of 710 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.605 vs SZSE:002459: 4.99

JA Solar Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for JA Solar Technology 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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JA Solar Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

JA Solar Technology 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 2.39 1.71 2.13 0.67 1.09

JA Solar Technology 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 0.39 0.66 1.28 -13.64 -9.09

Competitive Comparison of JA Solar Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Solar subindustry, JA Solar Technology 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.


JA Solar Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, JA Solar Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where JA Solar Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



JA Solar Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

JA Solar Technology 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
=(1802.898 + 10989.884) / 11752.031
=1.09

JA Solar Technology 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
=(4202.074 + 17396.535) / -2375.116
=-9.09

* 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.


JA Solar Technology Co  (SZSE:002459) 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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JA Solar Technology Co (SZSE:002459) Business Description

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Address
East Auto Museum Road, Building 8, Noble Center, Fengtai District, Beijing, CHN, 100160
JA Solar Technology Co Ltd is engaged in production and sales of silicon wafers, solar cells and solar cell modules, as well as the development, construction and operation of solar photovoltaic power stations. The company produces monocrystalline silicon rods and monocrystalline silicon wafers; solar cells and modules; research and development of solar products; sales of solar cells, modules and related products and raw materials; solar photovoltaic grid-connected power generation and sales of electricity.

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