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Cathay Consolidated (TPE:1342) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.83 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cathay Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cathay Consolidated's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$154 Mil. Cathay Consolidated's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$440 Mil. Cathay Consolidated's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$717 Mil. Cathay Consolidated's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.83.

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 Cathay Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1342' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 1.11   Max: 1.85
Current: 0.77

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cathay Consolidated was 1.85. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 1.11.

TPE:1342's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
77.38% of 818 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 2.8 vs TPE:1342: 0.77

Cathay Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Consolidated'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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Cathay Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cathay Consolidated Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.09 0.89 1.13 0.90 0.82

Cathay Consolidated 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 0.97 0.87 0.74 0.83 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Cathay Consolidated'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.


Cathay Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cathay Consolidated's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cathay Consolidated Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cathay Consolidated'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
=(175.751 + 436.8) / 749.742
=0.82

Cathay Consolidated'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
=(153.786 + 440.277) / 717.176
=0.83

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Cathay Consolidated  (TPE:1342) 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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Cathay Consolidated (TPE:1342) Business Description

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Address
Number 6, Dexing 4th Road, Yilan County, Dongshan Shiang, TWN, 26950
Cathay Consolidated Inc is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the manufacturing of TPU film, air mattresses, covers, laminated fabrics, and bladders. Its revenue mainly comes from the production and sale of functional fabrics. It operates in Taiwan, Asia, the Americas, Others, and the majority of its revenue comes from the Americas. Its products include Aviation, Outdoor, Marine, Medical, and Industrial.

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