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KCE Electronics PCL (BKK:KCE) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.67 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is KCE Electronics PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

KCE Electronics PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿1,712 Mil. KCE Electronics PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿515 Mil. KCE Electronics PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿3,315 Mil. KCE Electronics PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.67.

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

BKK:KCE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72   Med: 1   Max: 2.06
Current: 0.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of KCE Electronics PCL was 2.06. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 1.00.

BKK:KCE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
71.39% of 1730 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.79 vs BKK:KCE: 0.72

KCE Electronics PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

KCE Electronics PCL 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 1.00 1.01 0.98 1.05 0.72

KCE Electronics PCL 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 1.14 1.23 1.12 0.89 0.67

Competitive Comparison of KCE Electronics PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronic Components subindustry, KCE Electronics PCL'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.


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

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

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



KCE Electronics PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

KCE Electronics PCL'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
=(1712.127 + 515.1) / 3078.327
=0.72

KCE Electronics PCL'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
=(1712.127 + 515.1) / 3314.76
=0.67

* 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.


KCE Electronics PCL  (BKK:KCE) 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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KCE Electronics PCL (BKK:KCE) Business Description

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Address
No. 72-72/1-3 Soi Chalongkrung 31, Kwang Lumplatew, Khet Lat Krabang, Bangkok, THA, 10520
KCE Electronics PCL and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute printed circuit boards. The company is based in Thailand but earns most of its revenue internationally. The company manufactures printed circuit boards that are used in a variety of industries, including automotive, computer, industrial, and telecommunications systems. The company also manufactures and distributes chemicals and laminate products. The majority of the company's revenue is earned in Europe.

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