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UAC Global PCL (BKK:UAC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.08 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is UAC Global PCL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

UAC Global PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿405 Mil. UAC Global PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿606 Mil. UAC Global PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿486 Mil. UAC Global PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.08.

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

BKK:UAC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.65   Med: 4.6   Max: 7.09
Current: 2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of UAC Global PCL was 7.09. The lowest was 1.65. And the median was 4.60.

BKK:UAC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.58% of 1214 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs BKK:UAC: 2.37

UAC Global PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for UAC Global 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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UAC Global PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

UAC Global 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 3.26 2.48 2.26 4.94 1.65

UAC Global 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 1.48 1.37 1.81 3.60 2.08

Competitive Comparison of UAC Global PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, UAC Global 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.


UAC Global PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, UAC Global PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



UAC Global PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

UAC Global 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
=(125.551 + 602.274) / 440.843
=1.65

UAC Global 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
=(404.616 + 605.697) / 485.612
=2.08

* 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.


UAC Global PCL  (BKK:UAC) 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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UAC Global PCL (BKK:UAC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Vibhavadirangsit Road, No.1 TP&T Tower, 19th Floor, Soi Vibhavadirangsit 19, Chatuchak Sub-District, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, THA, 10900
UAC Global PCL is engaged in the import and distribution of chemicals and equipment; providing consultant and advising for the marketing of products and services, the feasibility study of works related to the energy industry, refinery, petrochemicals, power plants, and other utilities; production and distribution of biogas used in power generation, transportation, and industries; subcontracting of construction machines and equipment used in various industries; production and distribution of petroleum. It has five business units: Trading, Manufacturing and sales of chemical products, Manufacturing and sales of petroleum, Consulting, and Others. The group has a business presence in Thailand and other countries and derives a vast majority of the revenues from the trading segment.

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