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Jamaica Broilers Group (XJAM:JBG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.24 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Jamaica Broilers Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Jamaica Broilers Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was JMD21,091 Mil. Jamaica Broilers Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was JMD15,374 Mil. Jamaica Broilers Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was JMD11,271 Mil. Jamaica Broilers Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 3.24.

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 Jamaica Broilers Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XJAM:JBG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.68   Med: 2.69   Max: 4.2
Current: 3.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Jamaica Broilers Group was 4.20. The lowest was 1.68. And the median was 2.69.

XJAM:JBG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
63.72% of 1436 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs XJAM:JBG: 3.40

Jamaica Broilers Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jamaica Broilers Group'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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Jamaica Broilers Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Jamaica Broilers Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.60 4.20 3.46 3.14 3.31

Jamaica Broilers Group Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 2.18 2.88 3.85 3.32 3.24

Competitive Comparison of Jamaica Broilers Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Farm Products subindustry, Jamaica Broilers Group'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.


Jamaica Broilers Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Jamaica Broilers Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jamaica Broilers Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Jamaica Broilers Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(18714.729 + 16370.966) / 10594.548
=3.31

Jamaica Broilers Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(21091.046 + 15374.404) / 11270.648
=3.24

* 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 (Oct. 2023) EBITDA data.


Jamaica Broilers Group  (XJAM:JBG) 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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Jamaica Broilers Group (XJAM:JBG) Business Description

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Address
Content, McCook’s Pen, Saint Catherine, JAM
Jamaica Broilers Group Ltd is a Jamaica-based company engaged in the production and distribution of poultry products, animal feeds, and agricultural items. Its segments consist of Jamaica operations, US operations, Haiti operations, and Other Caribbean operations. The company's brands include Reggae Jammin, The Best Dressed Chicken, Hamilton's Smokehouse, Le Chic Poulet, Hi-Pro, International Poultry Breeders, Wincorp International, and Jamaica Egg Services. The majority of the revenue is derived from its Jamaica operations.

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