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GMA Network (PHS:GMA7) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.56 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is GMA Network Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

GMA Network's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₱1,064 Mil. GMA Network's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₱121 Mil. GMA Network's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₱2,101 Mil. GMA Network's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.56.

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

PHS:GMA7' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.11   Max: 0.97
Current: 0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of GMA Network was 0.97. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.11.

PHS:GMA7's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
82.19% of 668 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs PHS:GMA7: 0.25

GMA Network Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for GMA Network'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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GMA Network Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

GMA Network 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 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.02 0.33

GMA Network 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 0.05 0.90 0.34 0.37 0.56

Competitive Comparison of GMA Network's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, GMA Network'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.


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

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

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



GMA Network Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

GMA Network'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
=(1571.156 + 112.79) / 5169.207
=0.33

GMA Network's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1064.484 + 120.901) / 2100.844
=0.56

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


GMA Network  (PHS:GMA7) 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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GMA Network (PHS:GMA7) Business Description

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Address
GMA Network Center, Timog Avenue EDSA corner, Diliman, Quezon, PHL, 1103
GMA Network Inc is a media broadcasting company. The company has three operating segments namely, Television and Radio airtime, International Subscription, and Other Businesses. Its television and Radio segment is engaged in broadcasting activities and the sale of national and regional advertising time. The International Subscription segment is engaged in subscription arrangements with international cable companies and the Other Businesses segment includes movie production, consumer products, and other services. Geographically, it operates in the Philippines and other countries, of which a majority of the revenue is derived from the Philippines.

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