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China Railway Signalmmunication (HKSE:03969) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Railway Signalmmunication Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Railway Signalmmunication's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$4,667 Mil. China Railway Signalmmunication's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$3,341 Mil. China Railway Signalmmunication's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$4,041 Mil. China Railway Signalmmunication's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.98.

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 Railway Signalmmunication's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:03969' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.63   Max: 2.37
Current: 2.37

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Railway Signalmmunication was 2.37. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.63.

HKSE:03969's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56.91% of 847 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.83 vs HKSE:03969: 2.37

China Railway Signalmmunication Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Railway Signalmmunication'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 Railway Signalmmunication Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Railway Signalmmunication 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 0.65 0.83 1.17 1.39 1.45

China Railway Signalmmunication Quarterly Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 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 1.75 N/A 1.31 1.98 -

Competitive Comparison of China Railway Signalmmunication's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Railroads subindustry, China Railway Signalmmunication'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 Railway Signalmmunication's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, China Railway Signalmmunication's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Railway Signalmmunication Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Railway Signalmmunication'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
=(4666.866 + 3340.843) / 5512.774
=1.45

China Railway Signalmmunication'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
=(4666.866 + 3340.843) / 4040.896
=1.98

* 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 Railway Signalmmunication  (HKSE:03969) 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 Railway Signalmmunication (HKSE:03969) Business Description

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Address
Automobile Museum South Road, CRSC Building, 1 Compound, Fengtai District, 20th Floor, Beijing, CHN, 100070
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp Ltd provides products and services on the entire industrial chain of rail transit control systems. The company's operating segments are the rail transportation control system segment which provides specialized three-in-one services of design and integration, equipment manufacturing, and system implementation services for rail transportation control systems, General project contracting segment engages in the provision of services relating to municipal and other construction projects, other segments mainly engage in trading. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the rail transportation control system segment.

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