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BPL (BOM:500074) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.52 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is BPL Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

BPL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹81.5 Mil. BPL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹215.9 Mil. BPL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹195.9 Mil. BPL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.52.

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 BPL's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:500074' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.66   Med: 0.42   Max: 4.53
Current: 1.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of BPL was 4.53. The lowest was -8.66. And the median was 0.42.

BOM:500074's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
60.85% of 1724 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.885 vs BOM:500074: 1.19

BPL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for BPL'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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BPL Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

BPL Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.79 4.53 1.38 0.41 0.64

BPL Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.71 - 0.84 - 1.52

Competitive Comparison of BPL's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, BPL'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.


BPL's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, BPL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



BPL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

BPL's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(107.053 + 18.36) / 194.714
=0.64

BPL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(81.459 + 215.944) / 195.944
=1.52

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


BPL  (BOM:500074) 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.


BPL Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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BPL Business Description

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Address
No. 64, Church Street, Dynamic House, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560 001
BPL Ltd manufactures and distributes electronic products. The company's product includes televisions; Washing Machines; Refrigerators; Washing Machines: Microwave Ovens; Fans: Air Conditioners; Dishwashers and Audio products. The Company is engaged in the manufacture of unpopulated Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), which constitute its single reportable segment. It generates revenues from the sales of manufactured products, traded products, and brand licensing fees.

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