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Global Sweeteners Holdings (HKSE:03889) Debt-to-EBITDA : 23.19 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Global Sweeteners Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Global Sweeteners Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$441.1 Mil. Global Sweeteners Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.0 Mil. Global Sweeteners Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$19.0 Mil. Global Sweeteners Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.19.

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 Global Sweeteners Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:03889' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -44.58   Med: -12.05   Max: 19.28
Current: -19.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Global Sweeteners Holdings was 19.28. The lowest was -44.58. And the median was -12.05.

HKSE:03889's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1436 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs HKSE:03889: -19.08

Global Sweeteners Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Sweeteners Holdings'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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Global Sweeteners Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Global Sweeteners Holdings 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 -39.32 4.96 19.28 -25.30 -19.08

Global Sweeteners Holdings 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 -13.29 -9.43 26.99 -11.46 23.19

Competitive Comparison of Global Sweeteners Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Global Sweeteners Holdings'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.


Global Sweeteners Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Global Sweeteners Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Global Sweeteners Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Global Sweeteners Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Global Sweeteners Holdings'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
=(441.082 + 0) / -23.122
=-19.08

Global Sweeteners Holdings'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
=(441.082 + 0) / 19.02
=23.19

* 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.


Global Sweeteners Holdings  (HKSE:03889) 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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Global Sweeteners Holdings (HKSE:03889) Business Description

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Address
18 Hung Luen Road, Suite 1002, 10th Floor, Tower A, Cheung Kei Center, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Global Sweeteners Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of corn refined products and corn-based sweetener products. Its segments include Corn refined products segment and Corn sweeteners segment. The Corn refined products segment which comprises the manufacture and sale of corn starch, gluten meal, corn oil and other corn refined products. The Corn sweeteners segment which comprises the manufacture and sale of glucose syrup, maltose syrup, high fructose corn syrup, crystallized glucose, and maltodextrin.
Executives
Wang Tieguang 2101 Beneficial owner
Kong Zhanpeng 2101 Beneficial owner
Hong Kong Huasheng Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Tingsheng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ji Lin Sheng Hua Sheng Shang Mao You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Global Corn Bio-chem Technology Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Modern Agricultural Industry Investment Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Modern Agricultural Industry Investment Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ji Lin Sheng Ren Min Zheng Fu Guo You Zi Chan Jian Du Guan Li Wei Yuan Hui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ji Lin Sheng Xian Dai Nong Ye Chan Ye Ji Jin You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ji Lin Sheng Xian Dai Nong Ye Chan Ye Tou Zi Ji Jin You Xian He Huo 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ji Lin Sheng Nong Ye Tou Zi Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hartington Profits Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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