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Zedcor (TSXV:ZDC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.72 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zedcor Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Zedcor's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$6.21 Mil. Zedcor's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$21.41 Mil. Zedcor's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$4.11 Mil. Zedcor's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.72.

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

TSXV:ZDC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.32   Med: 2.76   Max: 21.31
Current: 3.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Zedcor was 21.31. The lowest was -9.32. And the median was 2.76.

TSXV:ZDC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
64.22% of 830 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs TSXV:ZDC: 3.05

Zedcor Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Zedcor 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 10.39 7.66 4.45 2.47 3.05

Zedcor 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 2.22 2.52 1.56 2.95 6.72

Competitive Comparison of Zedcor's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Zedcor'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.


Zedcor's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Zedcor's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zedcor Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Zedcor'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
=(6.209 + 21.405) / 9.048
=3.05

Zedcor'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
=(6.209 + 21.405) / 4.112
=6.72

* 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.


Zedcor  (TSXV:ZDC) 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.


Zedcor Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Zedcor (TSXV:ZDC) Business Description

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Address
151 Canada Olympic Road SW, Suite 300, Calgary, AB, CAN, T3B 6B7
Zedcor Inc is engaged in providing security & surveillance services, and rental of surface equipment & accommodations in Western Canada. The company operates in one segment namely, Security & Surveillance. The firm offers three main services to customers across all market segments such as surveillance and live monitoring through its proprietary MobileyeZ security towers; surveillance and live monitoring of fixed site locations; and security personnel.
Executives
Todd Ziniuk Senior Officer

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