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Cheng Loong (TPE:1904) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.49 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cheng Loong Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cheng Loong's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$8,320 Mil. Cheng Loong's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$22,697 Mil. Cheng Loong's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$5,651 Mil. Cheng Loong's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 5.49.

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 Cheng Loong's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1904' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.61   Med: 4.59   Max: 5.93
Current: 5.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cheng Loong was 5.93. The lowest was 2.61. And the median was 4.59.

TPE:1904's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
60.54% of 223 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.41 vs TPE:1904: 5.17

Cheng Loong Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cheng Loong'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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Cheng Loong Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cheng Loong 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 2.61 3.05 4.22 4.96 5.17

Cheng Loong 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 4.14 4.36 4.90 5.43 5.49

Competitive Comparison of Cheng Loong's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Cheng Loong'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.


Cheng Loong's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Cheng Loong's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cheng Loong Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cheng Loong'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
=(8320.418 + 22696.624) / 5996.091
=5.17

Cheng Loong'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
=(8320.418 + 22696.624) / 5650.648
=5.49

* 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.


Cheng Loong  (TPE:1904) 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.


Cheng Loong Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cheng Loong Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1, Section 1, Min Sheng Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei, TWN
Cheng Loong Corp manufactures and sells a variety of paper products. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of paper products, materials for paper products, corrugated cartons, and related products. It is also engaged in building commercial and residential premises for rent and sale in partnership with construction companies. The company generates a majority of its revenue from its paper products business. Its geographical segments are Taiwan which generates key revenue, China, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

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