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iQIYI (IQ) Debt-to-EBITDA : 64.84 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is iQIYI Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

iQIYI's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $590 Mil. iQIYI's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,353 Mil. iQIYI's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $30 Mil. iQIYI's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 64.84.

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

IQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 1.45   Max: 7.39
Current: 7.29

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of iQIYI was 7.39. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 1.45.

IQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
85.5% of 655 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.63 vs IQ: 7.29

iQIYI Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for iQIYI'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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iQIYI Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

iQIYI Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.91 1.45 1.57 0.89 7.39

iQIYI Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.93 4.06 10.62 6.77 64.84

Competitive Comparison of iQIYI's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, iQIYI'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.


iQIYI's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, iQIYI's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



iQIYI Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

iQIYI's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(589.782 + 1352.807) / 262.846
=7.39

iQIYI's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(589.782 + 1352.807) / 29.96
=64.84

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


iQIYI  (NAS:IQ) 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.


iQIYI Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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iQIYI Business Description

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Address
No. 21, North Road of Workers' Stadium, 4th Floor, iQIYI Youth Center, Yoolee Plaza, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100027
Iqiyi is a leading streaming video-on-demand company in China that generates revenue mostly through a subscription basis. The platform also provides user-generated content to nonpaying users, monetized through ads. The company self-produces much of the subscription content and also generates revenue through content distribution, gaming, and IP licensing. Iqiyi competes directly with Tencent Video, Alibaba's Youku, ByteDance's MangoTV, and Bilibili. The company is 45% and 5% owned by Baidu and Xiaomi, respectively.