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First Shanghai Investments (HKSE:00227) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.07 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Shanghai Investments Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

First Shanghai Investments's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$148.9 Mil. First Shanghai Investments's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$64.8 Mil. First Shanghai Investments's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$42.2 Mil. First Shanghai Investments's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.07.

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 First Shanghai Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00227' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -320.93   Med: 2.58   Max: 10.83
Current: 5.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of First Shanghai Investments was 10.83. The lowest was -320.93. And the median was 2.58.

HKSE:00227's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
75.96% of 416 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.5 vs HKSE:00227: 5.04

First Shanghai Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Shanghai Investments'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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First Shanghai Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

First Shanghai Investments 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 4.03 10.83 6.92 -59.78 2.53

First Shanghai Investments 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 -4.39 -5.47 -5.56 5.65 5.07

Competitive Comparison of First Shanghai Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Capital Markets subindustry, First Shanghai Investments'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.


First Shanghai Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, First Shanghai Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Shanghai Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



First Shanghai Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

First Shanghai Investments'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
=(148.934 + 64.808) / 84.404
=2.53

First Shanghai Investments'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
=(148.934 + 64.808) / 42.154
=5.07

* 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.


First Shanghai Investments  (HKSE:00227) 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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First Shanghai Investments (HKSE:00227) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
71 Des Voeux Road Central, Room 1903, Wing On House, Hong Kong, HKG
First Shanghai Investments Ltd is a financial conglomerate providing stock brokerage, asset management, and corporate finance. The company operates its business in four segments, Financial Services, Property Development, Property Investment and hotel, and Other businesses, of which the majority of its revenues are derived from Financial Services. The Financial Services Sector provides a full range of financial services including securities investment, securities broking, margin financing, corporate finance, underwriting and placements, and asset management. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from Hong Kong.

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