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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bowler Metcalf Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bowler Metcalf's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R1.1 Mil. Bowler Metcalf's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.0 Mil. Bowler Metcalf's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R138.2 Mil. Bowler Metcalf's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01.

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

JSE:BCF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.03   Max: 0.14
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bowler Metcalf was 0.14. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.03.

JSE:BCF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
99.69% of 320 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 2.605 vs JSE:BCF: 0.01

Bowler Metcalf Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowler Metcalf'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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Bowler Metcalf Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bowler Metcalf Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.03

Bowler Metcalf 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 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.01

Competitive Comparison of Bowler Metcalf's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Bowler Metcalf'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.


Bowler Metcalf's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowler Metcalf's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bowler Metcalf Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bowler Metcalf's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.964 + 0) / 115.764
=0.03

Bowler Metcalf'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
=(1.1 + 0) / 138.2
=0.01

* 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.


Bowler Metcalf  (JSE:BCF) 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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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Business Description

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Address
Harris Drive, Ottery, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7800
Bowler Metcalf Ltd is engaged in the business of containers and packaging. The company's operating segment includes Plastic Packaging and Property Investment. It generates maximum revenue from the Plastic Packaging segment. The plastics division specializes in the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging for the toiletry, cosmetic, household, pharmaceutical, and food markets. Its mode of manufacture comprises injection and blow molding, extrusion and injection stretch blow molding.

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