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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.82 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$761 Mil. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$49,448 Mil. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$8,630 Mil. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.82.

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 HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02638' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.04   Med: 6.08   Max: 7.67
Current: 6.22

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments was 7.67. The lowest was 5.04. And the median was 6.08.

HKSE:02638's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
84.13% of 460 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.535 vs HKSE:02638: 6.22

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments 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 5.98 6.27 5.85 6.71 6.22

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 5.40 7.33 6.04 6.92 5.82

Competitive Comparison of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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
=(761 + 49448) / 8077
=6.22

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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
=(761 + 49448) / 8630
=5.82

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments  (HKSE:02638) 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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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong Electric Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
HK ELECTRIC INVESTMENTS LIMITED is a fixed single investment trust in Hong Kong with a focus on the power industry. The Company is a vertically integrated power utility and its operations comprise the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Its principal operating subsidiary is The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited (HEC). HEC's sole power generation facility is the Lamma Power Station which has an aggregate installed capacity of approximately 3,700 megawatt (MW). The Company provides electricity to approximately 568,000 registered customers on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

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