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Sentronic International (ROCO:3232) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.61 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sentronic International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Sentronic International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$238 Mil. Sentronic International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$138 Mil. Sentronic International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$67 Mil. Sentronic International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.61.

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

ROCO:3232' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.42   Med: 5.99   Max: 11.19
Current: 6.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sentronic International was 11.19. The lowest was -1.42. And the median was 5.99.

ROCO:3232's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
85.33% of 1738 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs ROCO:3232: 6.90

Sentronic International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sentronic International'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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Sentronic International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Sentronic International 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 5.93 7.64 6.67 11.19 7.76

Sentronic International 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 14.15 3.58 7.52 -30.98 5.61

Competitive Comparison of Sentronic International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Sentronic International'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.


Sentronic International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sentronic International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sentronic International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Sentronic International'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
=(221.996 + 140.93) / 46.753
=7.76

Sentronic International'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
=(238.449 + 138.267) / 67.148
=5.61

* 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.


Sentronic International  (ROCO:3232) 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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Sentronic International (ROCO:3232) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 93, Xintai 5th Road, 25th Floor, Section 1, Xizhi District, Taipei, TWN
Sentronic International Corp is a Taiwan-based company that engages in the distribution of electronic parts and components. It provides semiconductor components, LCD displays, pick-up heads, LEDs, mini motors, and discrete components.

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