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CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE (BSP:COCE5) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.52 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$2,763 Mil. CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$3,129 Mil. CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$1,304 Mil. CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.52.

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 Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:COCE5' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 2.47   Max: 3.63
Current: 3.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE was 3.63. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 2.47.

BSP:COCE5's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.98% of 459 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.54 vs BSP:COCE5: 3.63

CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE'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 Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE 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 2.46 3.19 3.23 2.86 3.60

CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE 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 2.22 3.17 3.86 2.85 4.52

Competitive Comparison of CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE'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 Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE'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
=(2763.271 + 3129.284) / 1638.327
=3.60

CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE'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
=(2763.271 + 3129.284) / 1303.716
=4.52

* 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 Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE  (BSP:COCE5) 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 Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE (BSP:COCE5) Business Description

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Address
R Padre Valdevino 150, Fortaleza, CE, BRA, 60135040
CIA Energetica Do Ceara - COELCE is primarily engaged in the generation and sale of electricity business activities. It also involved in development, distribution, and marketing of electrical power. In addition, the company involved in the distribution of electrical power for industrial, rural, public and residential consumption. It derives most of its revenues from the sale of the electricity business activities and has operations spread across Brazil.

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