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TOM Group (TOM Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 190.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is TOM Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

TOM Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.4 Mil. TOM Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $476.4 Mil. TOM Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.5 Mil. TOM Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 190.92.

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 TOM Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TOCOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -66.04   Med: 21.07   Max: 153.95
Current: 153.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of TOM Group was 153.95. The lowest was -66.04. And the median was 21.07.

TOCOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
99.7% of 668 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs TOCOF: 153.95

TOM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for TOM Group'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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TOM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

TOM Group 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 44.22 -3.67 27.12 8.11 26.94

TOM Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 124.01 6.39 37.72 120.73 190.92

Competitive Comparison of TOM Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, TOM Group'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.


TOM Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



TOM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

TOM Group'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
=(2.437 + 476.385) / 17.775
=26.94

TOM Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(2.437 + 476.385) / 2.508
=190.92

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


TOM Group  (OTCPK:TOCOF) 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.


TOM Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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TOM Group (TOM Group) Business Description

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Address
26 Harbour Road, Rooms 1601-05, 16th Floor, China Resources Building, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
TOM Group Ltd is a Chinese media conglomerate with the following operating segments. E-Commerce Group, Mobile Internet Group, Social Network Group, Publishing Group, and Advertising group. The majority is from the Publishing segment which includes magazine and book publishing and circulation, sales of advertising and other related product, and produces books and magazines around Taiwan and China. The Group has two divisions, Technology platform & investments, which include E-commerce, Mobile Internet, and Social network; Media Business, which includes Advertising and Publishing, out of which the majority is from the Media business. Geographically Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan & other Asian country, the majority is from Taiwan & another Asian country.

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