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Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co (SZSE:002184) Debt-to-EBITDA : -10.12 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥249 Mil. Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥80 Mil. Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-33 Mil. Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -10.12.

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 Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002184' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.44   Med: 1.6   Max: 4.23
Current: 2.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co was 4.23. The lowest was -7.44. And the median was 1.60.

SZSE:002184's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.81% of 1612 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs SZSE:002184: 2.11

Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System 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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Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co 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 1.93 1.02 0.87 1.27 1.20

Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co 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 3.00 1.40 0.82 3.10 -10.12

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System 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.


Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co'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
=(201.091 + 83.519) / 238.154
=1.20

Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co'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
=(248.755 + 80.209) / -32.508
=-10.12

* 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.


Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co  (SZSE:002184) 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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Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co (SZSE:002184) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 900 Yishan Road, Science and Technology Development Building, Block B, 17F, Shanghai, Shanghai, CHN, 200233
Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co Ltd operates in the field of industry informatization and automation. The company provides industry users with informatization and intelligentization control products, electric automation and informatization products. Its products offering include a wind turbine converter, industrial control products and systems, industrial network products, and power electric products.
Executives
Zhao Da Di Director
Guo Meng Rong Directors, executives
Xu Hong Director
Wu Qiu Nong Directors, executives
Lu Wen Jing Supervisors
He Yong Jun Executives
Hu Yu Executives, directors
Shi Chao Zhu Director
Zhang Zhe Zhi Executives
Wang Xiao Bo Supervisors
Wu Huan Qun Supervisors
Fang Jian Director
Sheng Ya Ping Supervisors

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