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Cohu (COHU) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cohu Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cohu's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.3 Mil. Cohu's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $47.5 Mil. Cohu's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $53.5 Mil. Cohu's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.01.

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

COHU' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -397.33   Med: 0.56   Max: 51.96
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cohu was 51.96. The lowest was -397.33. And the median was 0.56.

COHU's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
69.44% of 710 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs COHU: 0.54

Cohu Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cohu'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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Cohu Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cohu 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 51.96 6.48 0.57 0.56 0.54

Cohu 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 0.63 0.46 0.49 0.64 1.01

Competitive Comparison of Cohu's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Cohu'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.


Cohu's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Cohu's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cohu Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cohu'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
=(6.324 + 47.478) / 98.942
=0.54

Cohu'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
=(6.324 + 47.478) / 53.468
=1.01

* 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.


Cohu  (NAS:COHU) 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.


Cohu Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cohu (COHU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12367 Crothwaite Circle, Poway, CA, USA, 92064-6817
Cohu Inc is a supplier of semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors and thermal sub-systems used by semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors. The company's products include Semiconductor ATE (Automated Test Equipment), Semiconductor Handlers, Interface Products such as test contactors, probe heads and probe pins, Spares and Kits, Bare Board PCB Test Systems, and services. It has two reportable segments, Semiconductor Test and Inspection Equipment (Semiconductor Test & Inspection) and PCB Test Equipment (PCB Test). The majority of the firm's revenue is derived from the Semiconductor Test and Inspection Equipment segment.
Executives
Thomas D Kampfer officer: VP Corp Dev, GC & Sec C/O COHU, INC., 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92128
Ian P Lawee officer: VP & GM Semiconductor Test Grp 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Jeffrey D Jones officer: VP Finance & CFO 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Nina Richardson director C/O SILICON LABORATORIES, 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN TX 78701
William Bendush director MICROSEMI CORPORATION, ONE ENTERPRISE, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Steven J Bilodeau director C/O COHU, INC., 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Andreas W Mattes director C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR RD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Christopher Bohrson officer: VP & General Manager, Delta 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Andrew M Caggia director 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Luis A Muller officer: President, Delta Design, Inc. 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Yon Jorden director 750 WEST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 1200, IRVING TX 75039
James A Donahue officer: President & CEO
Pascal Ronde officer: Sr. VP, Global Customer Team LES CONQUERANTS - BATIMENT 1, AVENUE DE L'ATLANTIQUE, LES ULIS I0 91940
Robert L Ciardella director
Lynne J Camp director 714 NW 914TH TERRACE, PORTLAND OR 97229

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