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China Communications Construction Co (HKSE:01800) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Communications Construction Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Communications Construction Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$141,853 Mil. China Communications Construction Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$437,199 Mil. China Communications Construction Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$82,752 Mil. China Communications Construction Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.00.

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

HKSE:01800' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.67   Med: 6.72   Max: 8.92
Current: 8.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Communications Construction Co was 8.92. The lowest was 5.67. And the median was 6.72.

HKSE:01800's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
85.39% of 1307 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.31 vs HKSE:01800: 8.92

China Communications Construction Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Communications Construction 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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China Communications Construction Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Communications Construction Co 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 6.68 7.34 7.51 7.03 7.31

China Communications Construction Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 10.89 9.65 12.11 7.00 -

Competitive Comparison of China Communications Construction Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, China Communications Construction 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.


China Communications Construction Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, China Communications Construction Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Communications Construction Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



China Communications Construction Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Communications Construction Co'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
=(141853.277 + 437198.734) / 79189.591
=7.31

China Communications Construction 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
=(141853.277 + 437198.734) / 82752.164
=7.00

* 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.


China Communications Construction Co  (HKSE:01800) 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 Communications Construction Co (HKSE:01800) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
85 De Sheng Men Wai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100088
China Communications Construction Co Ltd is China's leading engineering and construction company providing construction solutions and services. The company's segment includes Construction; Design; Dredging and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Construction segment. The Construction segment includes infrastructure construction of ports, roads, bridges and railways, municipal and environmental engineering, and others.

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