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Dominion Lending Centres (TSX:DLCG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.62 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dominion Lending Centres Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Dominion Lending Centres's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$6.28 Mil. Dominion Lending Centres's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$35.39 Mil. Dominion Lending Centres's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$15.90 Mil. Dominion Lending Centres's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.62.

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 Dominion Lending Centres's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:DLCG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.89   Med: 1.62   Max: 5.83
Current: 2.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dominion Lending Centres was 5.83. The lowest was 0.89. And the median was 1.62.

TSX:DLCG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
78.12% of 32 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.23 vs TSX:DLCG: 2.24

Dominion Lending Centres Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dominion Lending Centres'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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Dominion Lending Centres Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dominion Lending Centres Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.30 1.27 0.89 1.26 1.62

Dominion Lending Centres Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.69 3.94 15.95 0.98 2.62

Competitive Comparison of Dominion Lending Centres's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Dominion Lending Centres'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.


Dominion Lending Centres's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Dominion Lending Centres's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dominion Lending Centres Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Dominion Lending Centres'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
=(6.275 + 35.388) / 25.745
=1.62

Dominion Lending Centres'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
=(6.275 + 35.388) / 15.9
=2.62

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Dominion Lending Centres  (TSX:DLCG) 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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Dominion Lending Centres (TSX:DLCG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2207 - 4th Street SW, Suite 400, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2S 1X1
Dominion Lending Centres Inc is a mortgage brokerage franchisor and mortgage broker data connectivity provider with operations across Canada. The Group operates through Dominion Lending Centres and its three main subsidiaries, MCC Mortgage Centre Canada Inc., MA Mortgage Architects Inc and Newton Connectivity Systems Inc. The company has two operating segments, namely, the Core Business Operations segment and the NonCore Business Asset Management segment. The company generates revenue mainly from franchising and mortgage brokerage services.

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