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Braille Energy Systems (TSXV:BES) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.43 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Braille Energy Systems Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Braille Energy Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.17 Mil. Braille Energy Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.33 Mil. Braille Energy Systems's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-1.18 Mil. Braille Energy Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.43.

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 Braille Energy Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:BES' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.28   Med: -0.26   Max: -0.02
Current: -0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Braille Energy Systems was -0.02. The lowest was -1.28. And the median was -0.26.

TSXV:BES's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2288 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs TSXV:BES: -0.25

Braille Energy Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Braille Energy Systems'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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Braille Energy Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Braille Energy Systems Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.02 -1.28 -1.16 -0.26 -0.21

Braille Energy Systems 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 -0.24 -0.20 -0.25 -0.31 -0.43

Competitive Comparison of Braille Energy Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Braille Energy Systems'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.


Braille Energy Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Braille Energy Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Braille Energy Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Braille Energy Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.205 + 0.357) / -2.696
=-0.21

Braille Energy Systems'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
=(0.168 + 0.333) / -1.176
=-0.43

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Braille Energy Systems  (TSXV:BES) 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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Braille Energy Systems (TSXV:BES) Business Description

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Address
945 Princess Street, Box 117, Kingston, ON, CAN, K7L 0E9
Braille Energy Systems Inc is a battery manufacturing and energy storage company supplying batteries to the professional motorsports industry and the pioneer of a complete line of lightweight high-powered battery systems for the transportation market. Geographically it serves Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific Australia and earns key revenue from the Americas.
Executives
Jeffrey York 10% Security Holder, Director

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