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Universal Electronics (Universal Electronics) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.85 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Electronics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Universal Electronics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $59.8 Mil. Universal Electronics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.6 Mil. Universal Electronics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.4 Mil. Universal Electronics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.85.

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 Universal Electronics's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

UEIC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.8   Med: 1.5   Max: 3.18
Current: -7.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Universal Electronics was 3.18. The lowest was -7.80. And the median was 1.50.

UEIC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1730 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.795 vs UEIC: -7.80

Universal Electronics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Electronics'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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Universal Electronics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Universal Electronics 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 1.87 0.59 1.50 2.81 -7.80

Universal Electronics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 6.67 -5.48 -7.57 -5.07 5.85

Competitive Comparison of Universal Electronics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Universal Electronics'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.


Universal Electronics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Universal Electronics's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Electronics's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Universal Electronics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Universal Electronics'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
=(59.813 + 12.56) / -9.284
=-7.80

Universal Electronics'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
=(59.813 + 12.56) / 12.364
=5.85

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Universal Electronics  (NAS:UEIC) 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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Universal Electronics (Universal Electronics) Business Description

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Address
15147 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite H300, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85254-2494
Universal Electronics Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in developing and manufacturing a series of electronic products, including wireless control products, audio-video accessories, intelligent wireless automation components, and software. The company focuses on the subscription broadcast, consumer electronics and residential security markets, with customers consisting of subscription broadcasters, original equipment manufacturer, private-label brands, retailers, pro-security dealers, and companies in the computing industry. The company has a global presence and generates most of its total revenue from the United States.
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