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China Demeter Financial Investments (HKSE:08120) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Demeter Financial Investments Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Demeter Financial Investments's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$25.4 Mil. China Demeter Financial Investments's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$36.0 Mil. China Demeter Financial Investments's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-62.4 Mil. China Demeter Financial Investments's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.98.

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 China Demeter Financial Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:08120' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.64   Med: -0.37   Max: 75.69
Current: -1.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Demeter Financial Investments was 75.69. The lowest was -4.64. And the median was -0.37.

HKSE:08120's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 276 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.99 vs HKSE:08120: -1.46

China Demeter Financial Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Demeter Financial 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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China Demeter Financial Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Demeter Financial 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 -0.55 75.69 6.56 28.78 -4.64

China Demeter Financial Investments 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 -5.55 - -1.19 - -0.98

Competitive Comparison of China Demeter Financial Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, China Demeter Financial 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.


China Demeter Financial Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, China Demeter Financial Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Demeter Financial Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



China Demeter Financial Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Demeter Financial 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
=(25.369 + 35.958) / -13.231
=-4.64

China Demeter Financial 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
=(25.369 + 35.958) / -62.42
=-0.98

* 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.


China Demeter Financial Investments  (HKSE:08120) 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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China Demeter Financial Investments (HKSE:08120) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 95 Queensway, Office A01, 35th Floor, United Centre, Admiralty, Hong Kong, HKG
China Demeter Financial Investments Ltd is an investment holding company. Its operating segments of the company are Money Lending, Financial Services, Securities Investment, Food and Beverage, Alcoholic Beverage Distribution, and Children's Education Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Food and beverage segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong.

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