Symphony Communication PCL (BKK:SYMC-R) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.25 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

Symphony Communication PCL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿352 Mil. Symphony Communication PCL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿513 Mil. Symphony Communication PCL's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿695 Mil. Symphony Communication PCL's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.25.

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 Symphony Communication PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:SYMC-R' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.08 Med: 2.3 Max: 5.12
Current: 1.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Symphony Communication PCL was 5.12. The lowest was 1.08. And the median was 2.30.

BKK:SYMC-R's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
72.78% of 316 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.21 vs BKK:SYMC-R: 1.08

Symphony Communication PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Symphony Communication PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Symphony Communication PCL Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-EBITDA

2.36

2.24

1.56

1.62

1.08

Symphony Communication PCL 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																1.66	1.40	0.98	1.25	1.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Symphony Communication PCL'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.

Symphony Communication PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Symphony Communication PCL's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Symphony Communication PCL Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Symphony Communication PCL'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
	=	(352.475	+	512.506)	/	804.59
	=	1.08

Symphony Communication PCL'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
	=	(352.475	+	512.506)	/	694.604
	=	1.25

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.

Symphony Communication PCL (BKK:SYMC-R) 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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Symphony Communication PCL (BKK:SYMC-R) Business Description

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SYMC:Thailand

Address

Vibhavadee Rangsit Road, 123 Suntowers Building B, 35th-36th Floor, Chomphon, Chatuchak, Bangkok, THA, 10900

Website

https://www.symphony.net.th

Symphony Communication PCL is engaged in the provision of communication high-speed circuit services. The company has been granted licenses from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to provide telecommunication services. It includes Telecom Operation License Type 1, Telecom Operation License Type 2, and Telecom Operation License Type 3. The company's products and service lines include connectivity service, network equipment, installation of network equipment, and maintenance service of network equipment of which key revenue is derived from the connectivity service.

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