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Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co (ROCO:8931) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.72 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$865 Mil. Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$1,623 Mil. Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$668 Mil. Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.72.

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 Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:8931' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.76   Med: 3.63   Max: 5.71
Current: 3.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co was 5.71. The lowest was 2.76. And the median was 3.63.

ROCO:8931's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.23% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.925 vs ROCO:8931: 3.93

Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co'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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Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co 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 5.71 4.84 2.76 3.30 3.93

Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co 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 3.56 4.17 3.65 3.24 3.72

Competitive Comparison of Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co'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.


Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co'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
=(864.642 + 1622.505) / 632.399
=3.93

Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co'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
=(864.642 + 1622.505) / 668.204
=3.72

* 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.


Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co  (ROCO:8931) 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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Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 276, Chaoyin North Road, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, TWN, 337
Ta-Yuan Cogeneration Co Ltd engages mainly in operating the cogeneration business, operating and repairing equipment, processing waste disposal, managing incinerators and processing refuse-derived fuel. The operating segment includes Plant of Cogeneration and Plant of Renewable Energy, majority of its revenue generated from Plant of Cogeneration segment.

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