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Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best (WAR:BST) Debt-to-EBITDA : -21.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was zł185.2 Mil. Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was zł500.6 Mil. Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was zł-31.8 Mil. Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -21.53.

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 Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:BST' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 5.85   Max: 25.31
Current: 7.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best was 25.31. The lowest was 2.33. And the median was 5.85.

WAR:BST's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.96% of 261 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 7.85 vs WAR:BST: 7.90

Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best'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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Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best 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 9.41 4.42 3.81 2.33 7.28

Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best 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 4.91 5.42 3.27 3.59 -21.53

Competitive Comparison of Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Credit Services subindustry, Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best'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.


Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best'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
=(185.191 + 500.636) / 94.266
=7.28

Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best'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
=(185.191 + 500.636) / -31.848
=-21.53

* 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.


Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best  (WAR:BST) 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.


Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best (WAR:BST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Morska St. 59, Gdynia, POL, 81-323
Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe Best SA is a Poland based company engaged in the business of debt collection. It provides debt collection services for third parties, including banks, borrowing companies, telecommunication operators, power companies, and other mass service providers.