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Empresas Gasco (XSGO:GASCO) Debt-to-EBITDA : 17.98 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Empresas Gasco Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Empresas Gasco's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP26,964 Mil. Empresas Gasco's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP183,414 Mil. Empresas Gasco's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP11,703 Mil. Empresas Gasco's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.98.

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

XSGO:GASCO' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.28   Med: 5.09   Max: 13.24
Current: 5.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Empresas Gasco was 13.24. The lowest was 1.28. And the median was 5.09.

XSGO:GASCO's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
64.1% of 468 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.82 vs XSGO:GASCO: 5.12

Empresas Gasco Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empresas Gasco'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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Empresas Gasco Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Empresas Gasco 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 4.85 6.50 1.28 7.32 5.05

Empresas Gasco 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 16.42 3.92 2.84 8.31 17.98

Competitive Comparison of Empresas Gasco's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Empresas Gasco'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.


Empresas Gasco's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Empresas Gasco's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Empresas Gasco Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Empresas Gasco'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
=(26601.193 + 183068.554) / 41536.294
=5.05

Empresas Gasco'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
=(26964.165 + 183414.024) / 11702.548
=17.98

* 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.


Empresas Gasco  (XSGO:GASCO) 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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Empresas Gasco (XSGO:GASCO) Business Description

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Address
Santo Domingo, Santiago, CHL, 1061
Empresas Gasco SA is a Chile-based company operating in the energy field. It offers gas energy solutions through the distribution of liquefied gas, natural gas, and vehicular gas. The businesses of the company include Procurement segment, Segment energy solutions to gas Chile and Segment gas energy solutions international business. The company has operations in Chile and other countries. It provides gas by meter, gas in the pond, and gas in the cylinder.

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