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ATA Creativity Global (ATA Creativity Global) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.62 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ATA Creativity Global Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ATA Creativity Global's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.84 Mil. ATA Creativity Global's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.33 Mil. ATA Creativity Global's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.10 Mil. ATA Creativity Global's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.62.

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 ATA Creativity Global's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

AACG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.16   Med: -0.79   Max: -0.07
Current: -0.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ATA Creativity Global was -0.07. The lowest was -1.16. And the median was -0.79.

AACG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 183 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.89 vs AACG: -0.54

ATA Creativity Global Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ATA Creativity Global'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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ATA Creativity Global Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

ATA Creativity Global Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.42 -0.64 -0.94 -1.07 -1.16

ATA Creativity Global 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 1.86 -0.39 -0.39 -0.95 0.62

Competitive Comparison of ATA Creativity Global's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, ATA Creativity Global'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.


ATA Creativity Global's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, ATA Creativity Global's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ATA Creativity Global Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ATA Creativity Global'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
=(1.836 + 1.33) / -2.733
=-1.16

ATA Creativity Global'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
=(1.836 + 1.33) / 5.104
=0.62

* 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.


ATA Creativity Global  (NAS:AACG) 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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ATA Creativity Global (ATA Creativity Global) Business Description

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Address
No. 39 Dong San Huan Zhong Road, 1st Floor East Gate, Building No. 2, Jian Wai Soho, Chao Yang District, Beijing, CHN, 100022
ATA Creativity Global is an international educational services company focused on providing quality learning experiences that cultivate and enhance students' creativity. The operating segments are Overseas art study services, Other educational services and K-12 education assessment and other services. Majority of its revenue comes from Overseas art study services.