Bona Film Group (Bona Film Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 9.65 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is Bona Film Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bona Film Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $147.5 Mil. Bona Film Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $6.0 Mil. Bona Film Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $15.9 Mil. Bona Film Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 9.65.

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

BONA's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Bona Film Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bona Film Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Bona Film Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bona Film Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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40.87

0.70

5.37

2.65

3.31

Bona Film Group Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.10	-65.63	7.81	11.00	9.65

Competitive Comparison of Bona Film Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Bona Film Group's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

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Bona Film Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bona Film Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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Bona Film Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bona Film Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(134.597	+	24.227)	/	48.044
	=	3.31

Bona Film Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(147.525	+	5.951)	/	15.9
	=	9.65

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. 2015) EBITDA data.

Bona Film Group (NAS:BONA) 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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Bona Film Group (Bona Film Group) Business Description

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Bona Film Group Ltd is incorporated in the Cayman Islands on July 8, 2010. On December 14, 2010, it completed its initial public offering. The Company operates as a film distributor in China. It distributes films through virtually all of the theater circuits in China. It has distribution rights to a selection of films through joint distribution arrangements with industry participants such as the state-owned China Film Group Corporation. It has distributed 39 Chinese films (including Hong Kong films) internationally. In addition to film distribution and film and television production operations, it owns and operates 21 movie theaters in commercial districts and residential areas in several major cities in China. The Company's film distribution activities consist of film sourcing, which includes identifying quality film projects with commercial potential and securing film distribution rights; print and marketing, which includes coordinating the distribution of film prints to theater circuits, as well as conducting marketing and publicity campaigns to promote the films to their target audiences; exhibition, which includes negotiating the terms of exhibitions of films in domestic and international movie theaters as well as through non-theatrical distribution channels and film advertising, which includes the sale of approximately three minutes advertising time immediately prior to the start of the theatrical screening of a film, in-film product placements and cross-promotion campaigns. The Company faces competition for audiences from companies within the entertainment business and from alternative forms of leisure entertainment, such as sporting events, outdoor recreation, video games, the Internet and other cultural and computer-related activities. Its competitors in film distribution and production include state-owned enterprises such as China Film Group and non state-owned companies such as Huayi Brothers. Its trademark includes "Bona". Its talent agency business is subject to various PRC laws, rules and regulations.

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