HC Group (HKSE:02280) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.76 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is HC Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

HC Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$449 Mil. HC Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1 Mil. HC Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-593 Mil. HC Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.76.

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

HKSE:02280' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -30.77 Med: 2.54 Max: 12.19
Current: -0.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of HC Group was 12.19. The lowest was -30.77. And the median was 2.54.

HKSE:02280's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1605 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs HKSE:02280: -0.38

HC Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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HC Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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5.73

-2.47

-2.35

-30.77

-0.40

HC Group Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.98	-10.48	-4.39	-0.53	-0.76

Competitive Comparison of HC Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, HC 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.

HC Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, HC Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

HC Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

HC 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
	=	(449.049	+	0.587)	/	-1137.929
	=	-0.40

HC 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
	=	(449.049	+	0.587)	/	-592.602
	=	-0.76

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.

HC Group (HKSE:02280) 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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HC Group (HKSE:02280) Business Description

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Hangxing Science Park, No. 11, Hepingli East Street, o Room B-1, 4 Floor, Building 2, Dongcheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100013

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HC Group Inc is a holding company based in China involved in e-commerce and related services. The company organizes itself into three segments based on service type. The technology-driven new retail segment provides integration services around the retailing of electronics. The smart industries segment provides a business-to-business trading platform as well as anti-counterfeiting products and supply chain management. The platform & corporate services segment primarily operates the media platform HC360.com and provides data-based marketing services. It generates a vast majority of its revenue from the smart industries segment.

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