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King Gen PCL (BKK:KGEN) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is King Gen PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

King Gen PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿143.2 Mil. King Gen PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿644.6 Mil. King Gen PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿111.0 Mil. King Gen PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.10.

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 King Gen PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:KGEN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.17   Med: 0.52   Max: 26.35
Current: 26.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of King Gen PCL was 26.35. The lowest was -5.17. And the median was 0.52.

BKK:KGEN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
97.27% of 844 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.81 vs BKK:KGEN: 26.35

King Gen PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for King Gen PCL'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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King Gen PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

King Gen PCL 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 0.09 0.52 2.83 -5.17 2.25

King Gen PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -1.13 0.18 -5.55 7.16 7.10

Competitive Comparison of King Gen PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Railroads subindustry, King Gen PCL'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.


King Gen PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, King Gen PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where King Gen PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



King Gen PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

King Gen PCL'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
=(42.922 + 213.835) / 114.098
=2.25

King Gen PCL'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
=(143.167 + 644.642) / 111.036
=7.10

* 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.


King Gen PCL  (BKK:KGEN) 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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King Gen PCL (BKK:KGEN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Debaratana Road, No. 589/23, Central City Tower, Room No. OF2301, Floor 23, Bangna Nuea Subdistrict, Bangna District, Bangkok, THA, 10260
King Gen PCL is engaged in a media service business. The principal activities of the company are a production of TV and radio programs and providing advertisements through TV media, radio media and new media forms. It operates its business through three segments: TV Advertising Media, New Media Advertising and sell products. The company generates maximum revenue from the TV Advertising Media segment. Geographically, it managed and operates its business principally in Thailand.

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