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QKL Stores (QKL Stores) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.02 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is QKL Stores Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

QKL Stores's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $69.3 Mil. QKL Stores's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $0.0 Mil. QKL Stores's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $-68.1 Mil. QKL Stores's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -1.02.

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 QKL Stores's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

QKLS's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 2.675
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

QKL Stores Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for QKL Stores'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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QKL Stores Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

QKL Stores Annual Data
Trend Apr06 Apr07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.23 -0.62 -21.56 -3.86 -2.99

QKL Stores Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 -1.26 -8.68 -10.33 -10.97 -1.02

Competitive Comparison of QKL Stores's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, QKL Stores'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.


QKL Stores's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, QKL Stores's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



QKL Stores Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

QKL Stores's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(69.319 + 0) / -23.159
=-2.99

QKL Stores's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(69.319 + 0) / -68.056
=-1.02

* 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. 2015) EBITDA data.


QKL Stores  (OTCPK:QKLS) 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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QKL Stores (QKL Stores) Business Description

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Address
4 Nanreyuan Street, Dongfeng Road, Zhuangyi Wang, Sartu District, Daqing, CHN, 163300
QKL Stores Inc is engaged in the operation of retail chain stores in northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. The company's supermarkets and hypermarkets sell merchandise including groceries, fresh food, and non-food items.
Executives
Glenn Little 10 percent owner 211 WEST WALL ST, MIDLAND TX 70701
Phil Frohlich 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH IRICA SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 741046529
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 74104-6429
Tsz-kit Chan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O QKL STORES INC., 1 NANREYUAN STREET DONGFENG ROAD, SARTU DISTRICT DAQING F4 163311
Bartly J Loethen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Former Office and Director, other: Former 10% Owner 730 W RANDOLPH, 6TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60661
Synergy Business Consulting, Llc 10 percent owner, other: Former 10% Owner 730 W. RANDOLPH, 6TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60661

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