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China Merchants Land (HKSE:00978) Debt-to-EBITDA : 12.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Merchants Land Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Merchants Land's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$11,379 Mil. China Merchants Land's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$29,189 Mil. China Merchants Land's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$3,331 Mil. China Merchants Land's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.18.

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 Merchants Land's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00978' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.62   Med: 5.52   Max: 10.81
Current: 10.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Merchants Land was 10.81. The lowest was 2.62. And the median was 5.52.

HKSE:00978's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
70.18% of 1261 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 5.66 vs HKSE:00978: 10.81

China Merchants Land Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Merchants Land'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 Merchants Land Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Merchants Land 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 3.33 4.42 8.21 9.34 10.13

China Merchants Land 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 6.36 9.92 11.07 9.39 12.18

Competitive Comparison of China Merchants Land's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, China Merchants Land'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 Merchants Land's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, China Merchants Land's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Merchants Land Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Merchants Land'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
=(11378.615 + 29188.567) / 4006.684
=10.12

China Merchants Land'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
=(11378.615 + 29188.567) / 3331.222
=12.18

* 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 Merchants Land  (HKSE:00978) 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 Merchants Land (HKSE:00978) Business Description

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Address
Nos. 168-200 Connaught Road, Room 2603 to 2606, 26th Floor, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
China Merchants Land Ltd is an investment holding company that operates through two segments. The properties segment, which generates almost all the company's sales, is engaged in real estate development and leasing, and the Asset Management segment. Asset management segment includes office premises and shopping malls. The company operates primarily in Mainland China.

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