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Taiwan Optical Platform Co (TPE:6464) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.43 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Taiwan Optical Platform Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was NT$1,006 Mil. Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was NT$6,982 Mil. Taiwan Optical Platform Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was NT$1,802 Mil. Taiwan Optical Platform Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.43.

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 Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:6464' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 2.94   Max: 7.36
Current: 4.84

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Taiwan Optical Platform Co was 7.36. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 2.94.

TPE:6464's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.93% of 659 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs TPE:6464: 4.84

Taiwan Optical Platform Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Optical Platform 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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Taiwan Optical Platform Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Taiwan Optical Platform 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 7.36 4.93 4.62 4.47 4.94

Taiwan Optical Platform Co 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 4.31 8.64 4.31 4.03 4.43

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Taiwan Optical Platform 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.


Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Optical Platform Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Taiwan Optical Platform Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Taiwan Optical Platform 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
=(885.115 + 7424.857) / 1681.76
=4.94

Taiwan Optical Platform Co'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
=(1005.529 + 6982.264) / 1802.092
=4.43

* 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.


Taiwan Optical Platform Co  (TPE:6464) 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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Taiwan Optical Platform Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 201, Wenxin Road, 6th Floor-6, Section 2, Xitun District, Taichung, TWN, 407
Taiwan Optical Platform Co Ltd is engaged in the investment, shareholding, consultancy, and channel copyright agency for cable TV system operators. Its operating segments based on income are videos, channel lease, broadband, advertisements, circuit lease, and others. The company generates maximum revenue from video services.

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