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Zwahlen et Mayr (XSWX:ZWM) Debt-to-EBITDA : 17.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zwahlen et Mayr Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Zwahlen et Mayr's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF4.66 Mil. Zwahlen et Mayr's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF2.61 Mil. Zwahlen et Mayr's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.41 Mil. Zwahlen et Mayr's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.64.

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 Zwahlen et Mayr's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:ZWM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.35   Med: 1.41   Max: 24.46
Current: 2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Zwahlen et Mayr was 24.46. The lowest was -22.35. And the median was 1.41.

XSWX:ZWM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
51.97% of 483 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.73 vs XSWX:ZWM: 2.49

Zwahlen et Mayr Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zwahlen et Mayr'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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Zwahlen et Mayr Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Zwahlen et Mayr 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 1.71 24.46 1.10 2.09 2.49

Zwahlen et Mayr Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.83 1.20 4.31 1.46 17.64

Competitive Comparison of Zwahlen et Mayr's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Zwahlen et Mayr'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.


Zwahlen et Mayr's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Zwahlen et Mayr's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zwahlen et Mayr's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Zwahlen et Mayr Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Zwahlen et Mayr'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
=(4.66 + 2.609) / 2.919
=2.49

Zwahlen et Mayr's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(4.66 + 2.609) / 0.412
=17.64

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Zwahlen et Mayr  (XSWX:ZWM) 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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Zwahlen et Mayr (XSWX:ZWM) Business Description

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Address
ZI 2 Route des Marais, 2, Aigle, CHE, CH-1860
Zwahlen et Mayr SA, formerly Zwahlen & Mayr SA is engaged in the steel related business. It provides design, engineering, manufacture and erection of steel frames for commercial and industrial structures. It divides its activities into two business units: Steel Constructions and Stainless Steel Tubes. Its products used in Conventional power stations, Nuclear power stations, Chemical and petrochemical plants, Petroleum refineries, Pulp and Paper, Air treatment and Dairy.

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