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Bangkok Chain Hospital (BKK:BCH) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.21 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bangkok Chain Hospital Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bangkok Chain Hospital's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿276 Mil. Bangkok Chain Hospital's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿306 Mil. Bangkok Chain Hospital's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿2,753 Mil. Bangkok Chain Hospital's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.21.

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 Bangkok Chain Hospital's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:BCH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 2.28   Max: 3.1
Current: 0.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bangkok Chain Hospital was 3.10. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 2.28.

BKK:BCH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
90.16% of 427 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs BKK:BCH: 0.19

Bangkok Chain Hospital Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bangkok Chain Hospital'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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Bangkok Chain Hospital Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bangkok Chain Hospital 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 2.30 2.79 0.68 0.76 0.54

Bangkok Chain Hospital 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 1.18 1.10 0.45 0.48 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Bangkok Chain Hospital's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Bangkok Chain Hospital'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.


Bangkok Chain Hospital's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Bangkok Chain Hospital's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bangkok Chain Hospital's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Bangkok Chain Hospital Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bangkok Chain Hospital'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
=(1243.978 + 333.967) / 2922.713
=0.54

Bangkok Chain Hospital'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
=(275.712 + 306.021) / 2753.404
=0.21

* 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.


Bangkok Chain Hospital  (BKK:BCH) 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.


Bangkok Chain Hospital Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Bangkok Chain Hospital (BKK:BCH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Moo 4, Chaengwattana Road, Pakkred, Nonthaburi, THA, 11120
Bangkok Chain Hospital PLC is engaged in operating private hospitals, nursing businesses to provide medical treatment to patients with a total of 15 chained hospitals in Bangkok vicinity, Chiang Rai, Saraburi, Nonthaburi, Pathumthani, Ayudhaya, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo Province, and Lao People's Democratic Republic as well as selling healthy drinks, providing medical analysis and research services in operation rooms, and providing assets management services relevant to the hospital and property for rent. Its geographical segments are the Kingdom of Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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