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i-CABLE Communications (i-CABLE Communications) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is i-CABLE Communications Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

i-CABLE Communications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.39 Mil. i-CABLE Communications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $197.60 Mil. i-CABLE Communications's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-65.39 Mil. i-CABLE Communications's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.61.

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 i-CABLE Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ICABF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.65   Med: -4.97   Max: 51.2
Current: -6.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of i-CABLE Communications was 51.20. The lowest was -24.65. And the median was -4.97.

ICABF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 679 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.68 vs ICABF: -6.06

i-CABLE Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for i-CABLE Communications'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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i-CABLE Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

i-CABLE Communications 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 -13.63 17.79 -24.65 -9.81 -6.06

i-CABLE Communications 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 -12.67 -267.45 -4.98 -14.48 -3.61

Competitive Comparison of i-CABLE Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, i-CABLE Communications'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.


i-CABLE Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, i-CABLE Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where i-CABLE Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



i-CABLE Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

i-CABLE Communications'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
=(38.39 + 197.599) / -38.967
=-6.06

i-CABLE Communications'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
=(38.39 + 197.599) / -65.388
=-3.61

* 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.


i-CABLE Communications  (OTCPK:ICABF) 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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i-CABLE Communications (i-CABLE Communications) Business Description

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Address
9 Hoi Shing Road, 7th Floor, Cable TV Tower, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
i-CABLE Communications Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in operating in two business segments; The media segment includes operations related to the television subscription business, domestic free television program service, advertising, channel carriage, television relay service, program licensing, theatrical release, and other related businesses, and The telecommunications segment includes operations related to broadband internet access services, portal operation, telephony services, network leasing, network construction, mobile service, and mobile agency service as well as other related businesses.

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