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Qingdao Topscomm Communication (SHSE:603421) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.83 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Qingdao Topscomm Communication Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥576 Mil. Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥188 Mil. Qingdao Topscomm Communication's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥98 Mil. Qingdao Topscomm Communication's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 7.83.

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 Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:603421' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.06   Max: 9.43
Current: 9.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Qingdao Topscomm Communication was 9.43. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.06.

SHSE:603421's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.98% of 1724 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs SHSE:603421: 9.43

Qingdao Topscomm Communication Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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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Qingdao Topscomm Communication Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 - 0.18 0.19 1.97 2.39

Qingdao Topscomm Communication Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 7.23 2.13 -2.09 3.77 7.83

Competitive Comparison of Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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.


Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Qingdao Topscomm Communication Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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
=(220.537 + 571.291) / 331.269
=2.39

Qingdao Topscomm Communication's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(576.411 + 187.754) / 97.64
=7.83

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Qingdao Topscomm Communication  (SHSE:603421) 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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Qingdao Topscomm Communication Business Description

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Address
No. 288 Ningxia Road, 5th Floor, No. 6 Building, Qingdao Software Park, Shinan District, Qingdao City, CHN, 266024
Qingdao Topscomm Communication Inc designs, researches and develops, manufactures, and sells smart products for electric power and fire protection in China. It also engages in the research and development of power line carrier communication chips and fieldbus communication chips. Its products include smart energy meters, such as smart prepayment and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), power line carrier communication system; chips; terminal collecting device such as concentrator and state grid concentrator; and intelligent indoor terminal. It also provides AMI, prepayment vending, water/gas/heat and electricity meter AMR/AMI, distribution automation and management, and low and medium voltage PLC communication solutions.
Executives
Fan Jian Hua Directors, senior managers
Yuan Zhi Shuang Director
Ge Jun Directors, senior managers
Zhou Li Min senior management
Xu Rui Supervisors
Bao Chun Xia senior management
Xu Guang Yi senior management

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