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China Star Entertainment (HKSE:00326) Debt-to-EBITDA : -6.44 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Star Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Star Entertainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$361.0 Mil. China Star Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,442.2 Mil. China Star Entertainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-280.0 Mil. China Star Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -6.44.

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 China Star Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00326' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.83   Med: -3.26   Max: 4.06
Current: -12.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Star Entertainment was 4.06. The lowest was -19.83. And the median was -3.26.

HKSE:00326's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 667 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs HKSE:00326: -12.39

China Star Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Star Entertainment'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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China Star Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Star Entertainment 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 -13.96 -11.48 -19.83 -13.52

China Star Entertainment Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -6.92 -24.28 -14.68 -153.34 -6.44

Competitive Comparison of China Star Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, China Star Entertainment'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.


China Star Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, China Star Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Star Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Star Entertainment'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
=(361.02 + 1442.237) / -133.42
=-13.52

China Star Entertainment'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
=(361.02 + 1442.237) / -280.004
=-6.44

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


China Star Entertainment  (HKSE:00326) 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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China Star Entertainment (HKSE:00326) Business Description

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Address
168-200 Connaught Road Central, Unit 3409 Shun Tak Centre, West Tower, Hong Kong, HKG
China Star Entertainment Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates in two segments namely Film related business operations engaged in investment, production, distribution and licensing of films and television drama series and provision of other film related services including artist management services; Property development and investment operations engaged in investment and development of properties. Majority of the revenue is derived from Film related business operations segment.
Executives
Chen Ming Yin, Tiffany
Heung Wah Keung
Heung Wah Keung Family Endowment Limited
Heung Wah Keung Family Endowment Limited

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