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CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN (BSP:CASN3) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 4.33 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$367 Mil. CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$1,826 Mil. CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$506 Mil. CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.33.

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 CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CASN3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 4.18   Max: 29.84
Current: 4.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN was 29.84. The lowest was 1.70. And the median was 4.18.

BSP:CASN3's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.515 vs BSP:CASN3: 4.54

CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN'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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CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.38 4.28 3.52 4.09 4.55

CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.98 3.37 3.76 4.02 4.33

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN'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.


CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN'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
=(366.862 + 1825.549) / 481.391
=4.55

CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN'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
=(366.862 + 1825.549) / 505.944
=4.33

* 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.


CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN  (BSP:CASN3) 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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CIA Catarinense de Aguas eneamento - CASAN (BSP:CASN3) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Rua Emílio Blum No. 83, Centro, Florianopolis, SC, BRA, 88020010
CIA Catarinense de Aguas e Saneamento - CASAN operates in municipalities through program contracts and also agreements. It coordinates, plans, executes, operates and explores the public utilities of sewage and drinking water supply. It also carries out basic sanitation works in the municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina.

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