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China Zenith Chemical Group (HKSE:00362) Debt-to-EBITDA : -20.33 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Zenith Chemical Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Zenith Chemical Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$593.56 Mil. China Zenith Chemical Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$625.57 Mil. China Zenith Chemical Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-59.96 Mil. China Zenith Chemical Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -20.33.

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

HKSE:00362' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -126.73   Med: -2.7   Max: 466.21
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Zenith Chemical Group was 466.21. The lowest was -126.73. And the median was -2.70.

HKSE:00362's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 464 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.675 vs HKSE:00362: -2.78

China Zenith Chemical Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Zenith Chemical Group'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 Zenith Chemical Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Zenith Chemical Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.10 -6.35 -7.93 -100.26 -126.73

China Zenith Chemical Group 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 18.48 -4.88 1.78 -1.44 -20.33

Competitive Comparison of China Zenith Chemical Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, China Zenith Chemical Group'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 Zenith Chemical Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Zenith Chemical Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Zenith Chemical Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



China Zenith Chemical Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Zenith Chemical Group'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
=(400.516 + 773.866) / -9.267
=-126.73

China Zenith Chemical Group'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
=(593.555 + 625.569) / -59.958
=-20.33

* 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 Zenith Chemical Group  (HKSE:00362) 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 Zenith Chemical Group (HKSE:00362) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
26 Harbour Road, Room 4007, 40th Floor, China Resources Building, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
China Zenith Chemical Group Ltd is an investment holding company which is engaged in the generation and supply of heat and power. The company's operating segments are Heat and power, Chemical products for agriculture, Calcium carbide, and Construction services. It generates maximum revenue from the Calcium carbide segment. The Calcium carbide segment is engaged in manufacture and sale of calcium carbide and lime powder. Geographically, it derives revenue from the People's Republic of China.
Executives
Cheung Hung 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhong Kuang Lian He Kong Gu Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
Chiau Che Kong 2101 Beneficial owner
Tang Yiduan 2101 Beneficial owner
Chin Chun Hin 2101 Beneficial owner
Chan Yuen Tung 2101 Beneficial owner
Cheng Ka Kui Arnold 2101 Beneficial owner
Cha Jung Hoon 2101 Beneficial owner
Sze Ching Lau

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