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Ratch Group PCL (BKK:RATCH-F) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.44 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ratch Group PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ratch Group PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿24,542 Mil. Ratch Group PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿75,707 Mil. Ratch Group PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿15,575 Mil. Ratch Group PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.44.

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

BKK:RATCH-F' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.19   Med: 3.49   Max: 7.84
Current: 6.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ratch Group PCL was 7.84. The lowest was 2.19. And the median was 3.49.

BKK:RATCH-F's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
78.72% of 470 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.81 vs BKK:RATCH-F: 6.62

Ratch Group PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ratch Group 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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Ratch Group PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ratch Group 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 3.28 4.45 5.09 7.84 6.06

Ratch Group PCL 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 6.81 5.74 7.00 7.05 6.44

Competitive Comparison of Ratch Group PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Ratch Group 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.


Ratch Group PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Ratch Group PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ratch Group PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ratch Group 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
=(26228.372 + 63741.531) / 14847.349
=6.06

Ratch Group 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
=(24542.379 + 75707.122) / 15575.012
=6.44

* 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.


Ratch Group PCL  (BKK:RATCH-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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Ratch Group PCL (BKK:RATCH-F) Business Description

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Address
72 Ngamwongwan Road, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Bang Khen Subdistrict, Nonthaburi, THA, 11000
Ratch Group PCL is a Thailand-based holding company. The Company's principal businesses are investing in companies whose objectives are to generate and sell electricity and develop power energy projects and infrastructure projects. The Group has four operating segments Domestic Electricity Generating, Renewable Energy, International Power Projects, and Related Business & Infrastructure. The majority of revenue is from the domestic Electricity Generating segment. Geographically, the majority of income is from Thailand. Its investment is mainly focused on fossil fuel power generation projects, renewable projects, and businesses adjacent to electricity generation and energy both in Thailand & internationally.

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