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Power Line Engineering PCL (BKK:PLE-F) Debt-to-EBITDA : 9.10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Power Line Engineering PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Power Line Engineering PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿6,064 Mil. Power Line Engineering PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿226 Mil. Power Line Engineering PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿691 Mil. Power Line Engineering PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.10.

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 Power Line Engineering PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:PLE-F' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -17.2   Med: 6.71   Max: 65.04
Current: 10.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Power Line Engineering PCL was 65.04. The lowest was -17.20. And the median was 6.71.

BKK:PLE-F's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.29% of 1307 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.31 vs BKK:PLE-F: 10.60

Power Line Engineering PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Power Line Engineering 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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Power Line Engineering PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Power Line Engineering 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 7.51 -17.20 8.87 65.04 10.68

Power Line Engineering PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -16.90 6.22 18.18 14.59 9.10

Competitive Comparison of Power Line Engineering PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Power Line Engineering 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.


Power Line Engineering PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Power Line Engineering PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Power Line Engineering PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Power Line Engineering PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Power Line Engineering 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
=(6064.058 + 225.986) / 589.007
=10.68

Power Line Engineering PCL'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
=(6064.058 + 225.986) / 690.944
=9.10

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Power Line Engineering PCL  (BKK:PLE-F) 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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Power Line Engineering PCL (BKK:PLE-F) Business Description

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Address
2 Soi Sukhumvit 81 (Siripot), Sukhumvit Road, Bangjak, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, THA, 10260
Power Line Engineering PCL is a Thailand-based company engaged in the businesses of system installation of electrical, telecommunication, air condition, sanitary and fire protection and civil construction. The operations of the company principally involve construction contracting and property development, and are mostly carried out in a single geographic area of Thailand.

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