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Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) Debt-to-EBITDA : -44.46 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cocoa Processing Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was GHS696.3 Mil. Cocoa Processing Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was GHS28.4 Mil. Cocoa Processing Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was GHS-16.3 Mil. Cocoa Processing Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -44.46.

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

XGHA:CPC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -199.78   Med: -19.35   Max: -8.53
Current: -44.46

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cocoa Processing Co was -8.53. The lowest was -199.78. And the median was -19.35.

XGHA:CPC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1431 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.12 vs XGHA:CPC: -44.46

Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cocoa Processing 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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Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cocoa Processing Co Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep21 Sep22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -19.13 -13.21 -8.53 -19.58 -44.46

Cocoa Processing Co Semi-Annual Data
Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep21 Sep22
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial -19.13 -13.21 -8.53 -19.58 -44.46

Competitive Comparison of Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Confectioners subindustry, Cocoa Processing 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.


Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(696.292 + 28.383) / -16.301
=-44.46

Cocoa Processing Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(696.292 + 28.383) / -16.301
=-44.46

* 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 one times the quarterly (Sep. 2022) EBITDA data.


Cocoa Processing Co  (XGHA:CPC) 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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Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) Business Description

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Address
Heavy Industrial Area, Private Mail Bag, Tema, GHA
Cocoa Processing Co Ltd manufactures chocolates, confectionery and semi-finished cocoa products such as cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, cocoa cake and cocoa powder from premium cocoa beans grown in Ghana.

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