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Castles Technology Co (TPE:5258) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.06 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Castles Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Castles Technology Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$963 Mil. Castles Technology Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$210 Mil. Castles Technology Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$1,104 Mil. Castles Technology Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.06.

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 Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:5258' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: 1.91   Max: 10.63
Current: 0.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Castles Technology Co was 10.63. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was 1.91.

TPE:5258's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.05% of 2280 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.695 vs TPE:5258: 0.89

Castles Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Castles Technology Co'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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Castles Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Castles Technology Co 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 10.63 3.19 3.31 0.99 0.86

Castles Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.93 0.83 0.72 0.88 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Castles Technology Co'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.


Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Castles Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Castles Technology Co'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
=(877.902 + 303.092) / 1372.686
=0.86

Castles Technology Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(963.28 + 210.486) / 1103.776
=1.06

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Castles Technology Co  (TPE:5258) 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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Castles Technology Co (TPE:5258) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Beixin Road, Xindian District, 6th Floor, No. 207-5, Section 3, New Taipei, TWN
Castles Technology Co Ltd operates in Information software service industry. The company is a manufacturer of Contactless Reader and EFT-POS devices and peripherals. Its products include EFT-POS Terminal, PIN Pad, PC/SC Smart Card Reader and Chips.

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