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Ecoscience International Bhd (XKLS:0255) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ecoscience International Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ecoscience International Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM48.8 Mil. Ecoscience International Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM7.8 Mil. Ecoscience International Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-18.7 Mil. Ecoscience International Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.03.

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 Ecoscience International Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:0255' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.32   Med: 2.13   Max: 3.2
Current: -19.32

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ecoscience International Bhd was 3.20. The lowest was -19.32. And the median was 2.13.

XKLS:0255's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1310 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.305 vs XKLS:0255: -19.32

Ecoscience International Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ecoscience International Bhd'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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Ecoscience International Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ecoscience International Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.73 3.20 2.59 -7.67 -19.32

Ecoscience International Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 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 -1.11 12.76 5.24 -8.13 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of Ecoscience International Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Ecoscience International Bhd'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.


Ecoscience International Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Ecoscience International Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ecoscience International Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Ecoscience International Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ecoscience International Bhd'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
=(48.795 + 7.763) / -2.928
=-19.32

Ecoscience International Bhd'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
=(48.795 + 7.763) / -18.688
=-3.03

* 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.


Ecoscience International Bhd  (XKLS:0255) 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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Ecoscience International Bhd (XKLS:0255) Business Description

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Address
Pasir Gudang Industrial Estate, PLO555, Jalan Keluli 8, Pasir Gudang, JHR, MYS, 81700
Ecoscience International Bhd is a one-stop solution provider for the construction of palm oil mills and supporting facilities, and fabrication of equipment. The core activities of the company is the construction of plants, which are mainly palm oil mills and facilities, supported by our in-house fabrication of equipment. Other complementary activities include supply of materials and equipment, spare parts and provision of maintenance services. The company's reportable segments are as follows which includes Construction of Plants and Facilities Segment, Fabrication of Equipment Segment, Supply of Material and Equipment, Others. The company generates majority of its revenue from Construction of Plants and Facilities Segment in Malaysia region itself.

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