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Cineplex (TSX:CGX) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.60 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cineplex Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cineplex's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$89 Mil. Cineplex's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$1,747 Mil. Cineplex's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$328 Mil. Cineplex's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 5.60.

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

TSX:CGX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.5   Med: 3.65   Max: 19.7
Current: 9.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cineplex was 19.70. The lowest was -5.50. And the median was 3.65.

TSX:CGX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
90.38% of 655 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs TSX:CGX: 9.84

Cineplex Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cineplex'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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Cineplex Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cineplex 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 -5.50 19.70 6.54 5.89 9.84

Cineplex 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 6.90 -101.77 9.67 7.79 5.60

Competitive Comparison of Cineplex's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Cineplex'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.


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

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

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


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Cineplex Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cineplex'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
=(88.669 + 1746.973) / 186.502
=9.84

Cineplex'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
=(88.669 + 1746.973) / 327.94
=5.60

* 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.


Cineplex  (TSX:CGX) 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.


Cineplex Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cineplex Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1303 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4T 2Y9
Cineplex Inc is a diversified media company that operates chains of movie theaters. The company has three reporting segments: film entertainment and content, media and amusement and leisure. The film entertainment and content segment include Theatre Exhibition, Theatre Food Services, Alternative Programming & Distribution and Digital Commerce. Media segment includes Cinema and Digital Place-Based Media. Amusement and leisure segment includes Location Based Entertainment. Key revenue is generated from Film Entertainment and Content.
Executives
Sarabjit Marwah Director
Daniel F. Mcgrath Senior Officer
Gordon Nelson Senior Officer
Kevin David Watts Senior Officer
Sara Louise Moore Senior Officer
Ellis Jacob Director, Senior Officer
Fabrizio Stanghieri Senior Officer
Robert Matthew Cousins Senior Officer
Scott Hughes Senior Officer
Sean Patrick Mckenna Senior Officer
Ratan Thomas Nathan Santram Senior Officer
Kimberley Joanne West Senior Officer
Janice Rose Fukakusa Director
Phyllis Yaffe Director
George Sautter Senior Officer

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