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Nestle Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4707) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.69 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM442 Mil. Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM462 Mil. Nestle Malaysia Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM1,303 Mil. Nestle Malaysia Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.69.

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 Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:4707' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.44   Max: 0.85
Current: 0.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Nestle Malaysia Bhd was 0.85. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.44.

XKLS:4707's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
71.05% of 1430 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.125 vs XKLS:4707: 0.79

Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nestle Malaysia Bhd'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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Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Nestle Malaysia Bhd 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 0.43 0.59 0.52 0.85 0.80

Nestle Malaysia Bhd 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 0.55 0.73 0.68 0.92 0.69

Competitive Comparison of Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nestle Malaysia Bhd'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.


Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Nestle Malaysia Bhd'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
=(452.96 + 470.202) / 1150.897
=0.80

Nestle Malaysia Bhd'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
=(441.686 + 462.437) / 1303.244
=0.69

* 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.


Nestle Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:4707) 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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Nestle Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4707) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Level 22, 1 Powerhouse, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47800
Nestle Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysian investment holding company owned by Nestle. The business activities of the group are functioned through Food and beverages and Others segments. The products offered by the group are related to dairy, beverages, food, Nestle Professional, Nestle Ice Cream, confectionery, chilled dairy, infant nutrition, and health science. The main geography is the domestic market, representing approximately 80% of total sales. The most well-known brands are Nescafe, Maggi, Nespray, Kit Kat, and Milo.

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