Starlight Culture Entertainment Group (HKSE:01159) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.16 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$442.91 Mil. Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.45 Mil. Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$106.60 Mil. Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.16.

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 Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01159' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.89 Med: -1.33 Max: 13.88
Current: 11.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Starlight Culture Entertainment Group was 13.88. The lowest was -19.89. And the median was -1.33.

HKSE:01159's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
91.1% of 663 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs HKSE:01159: 11.08

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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1.40

-3.94

-1.00

-10.21

11.08

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.55	-5.51	-21.35	-13.96	4.16

Competitive Comparison of Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Starlight Culture Entertainment Group'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.

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Starlight Culture Entertainment Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group'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
	=	(442.905	+	0.448)	/	40.004
	=	11.08

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group'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
	=	(442.905	+	0.448)	/	106.6
	=	4.16

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.

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group (HKSE:01159) 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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Starlight Culture Entertainment Group (HKSE:01159) Business Description

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Address

60 Gloucester Road, 10th Floor, Room 1002, China Huarong Tower, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

http://www.starlightcul.com.hk

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Ltd is engaged in media and culture business. It operates in a single segment Media and Culture business that engages in investment production and distribution of entertainment content such as film and television programs. The company derives revenue from the United States of America.

Executives

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