Upbest Group (HKSE:00335) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.68 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Upbest Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Upbest Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was HK$113.6 Mil. Upbest Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was HK$0.0 Mil. Upbest Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was HK$67.8 Mil. Upbest Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.67.

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

HKSE:00335' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.65 Max: 4.13
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Upbest Group was 4.13. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.65.

HKSE:00335's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.05% of 427 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs HKSE:00335: 1.59

Upbest Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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Upbest Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Upbest Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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3.95

4.13

2.32

1.22

1.18

Upbest Group Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.43	1.03	0.40	1.55	1.68

Competitive Comparison of Upbest Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

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

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Upbest Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Upbest Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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Upbest Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Upbest Group'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
	=	(116.251	+	0)	/	98.276
	=	1.18

Upbest Group'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
	=	(113.59	+	0)	/	67.828
	=	1.67

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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.

Upbest Group (HKSE:00335) 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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300 Des Voeux Road Central, 2nd Floor, Wah Kit Commercial Centre, Hong Kong, HKG

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Upbest Group Ltd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in securities broking, futures broking, securities margin financing, money lending, corporate finance advisory, assets management, precious metal trading, and property investment. The company's operating segment includes Broking, Financing, Corporate Finance, Assets Management, Properties Investment, and Precious Metal Trading. The maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Financing segment which represents its securities margin financing and money lending business. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from Hong Kong and the rest from Macau and the People's Republic of China.

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