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Blue Whale Acquisition I (Blue Whale Acquisition I) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.19 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Blue Whale Acquisition I Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Blue Whale Acquisition I's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $1.48 Mil. Blue Whale Acquisition I's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $-1.24 Mil. Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was -1.19.

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 Blue Whale Acquisition I's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BWCAU' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.79   Med: -1.79   Max: -1.04
Current: -1.04

During the past 2 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Blue Whale Acquisition I was -1.04. The lowest was -1.79. And the median was -1.79.

BWCAU's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.22 vs BWCAU: -1.04

Blue Whale Acquisition I Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Whale Acquisition I'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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Blue Whale Acquisition I Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Blue Whale Acquisition I Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A -1.79

Blue Whale Acquisition I Quarterly Data
Feb21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.33 -1.96 -2.02 -2.06 -1.19

Competitive Comparison of Blue Whale Acquisition I's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Blue Whale Acquisition I'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.


Blue Whale Acquisition I's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Whale Acquisition I's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Whale Acquisition I's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Blue Whale Acquisition I Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Blue Whale Acquisition I's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.981 + 0) / -1.67
=-1.79

Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.481 + 0) / -1.244
=-1.19

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Blue Whale Acquisition I  (NAS:BWCAU) 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.


Blue Whale Acquisition I Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Blue Whale Acquisition I (Blue Whale Acquisition I) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Boundary Hall, P.O. Box 1093, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1102
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I is a blank check company.

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