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Khulna Power Co (DHA:KPCL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.56 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Khulna Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Khulna Power Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was BDT1,380 Mil. Khulna Power Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was BDT5 Mil. Khulna Power Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was BDT211 Mil. Khulna Power Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.56.

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 Khulna Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

DHA:KPCL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.45   Med: 1.36   Max: 4.47
Current: 2.96

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Khulna Power Co was 4.47. The lowest was -9.45. And the median was 1.36.

DHA:KPCL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
54.68% of 459 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.53 vs DHA:KPCL: 2.96

Khulna Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Khulna Power Co'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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Khulna Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Khulna Power Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 0.80 2.17 3.50 -9.45

Khulna Power Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 5.64 6.83 3.20 2.46 6.56

Competitive Comparison of Khulna Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Khulna Power Co'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.


Khulna Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Khulna Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Khulna Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Khulna Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2400.801 + 3.937) / -254.479
=-9.45

Khulna Power Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(1380.426 + 4.675) / 211.296
=6.56

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Khulna Power Co  (DHA:KPCL) 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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Khulna Power Co (DHA:KPCL) Business Description

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Address
12-14 Gulshan North C/A, Landmark, 3rd Floor, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
Khulna Power Co Ltd is engaged in generating electricity, selling such generated electricity to the Bangladesh Power Development Board, and acquiring fuel required for such electricity generation from home and abroad. The company receives revenue in the form of capacity, rental, and energy. The energy payment generates maximum revenue for the company.

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