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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.16 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bel Fuse Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bel Fuse's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.4 Mil. Bel Fuse's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $74.2 Mil. Bel Fuse's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.2 Mil. Bel Fuse's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.16.

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

BELFA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.61   Med: 3.03   Max: 11.14
Current: 0.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bel Fuse was 11.14. The lowest was -2.61. And the median was 3.03.

BELFA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.99% of 1738 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs BELFA: 0.81

Bel Fuse Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bel Fuse'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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Bel Fuse Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bel Fuse 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 11.14 3.91 2.81 1.51 0.81

Bel Fuse 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 1.35 1.31 0.66 0.74 1.16

Competitive Comparison of Bel Fuse's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Bel Fuse'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.


Bel Fuse's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Bel Fuse Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bel Fuse'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
=(6.35 + 74.212) / 99.462
=0.81

Bel Fuse'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
=(6.35 + 74.212) / 69.188
=1.16

* 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.


Bel Fuse  (NAS:BELFA) 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.


Bel Fuse Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07302
Bel Fuse Inc designs and manufactures electronic components that protect and connect electronic circuits. Its product portfolio is divided into three categories: magnetic solutions, power solutions & protection, and connectivity solutions. These products are used for the computer, networking, telecommunications, transportation and defense/aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics industries. Its geographical segments are the United States, Macao, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and All other foreign countries. Majority of the revenue is derived from United States.
Executives
Daniel Bernstein director, officer: President and CEO
Avi D Eden director
Mark B Segall director 251 WEST 89TH STREET APT 20, NEW YORK NY 10024
Thomas E Dooley director 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Bittner Peter G. Iii officer: Vice President C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Vincent Vellucci director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Rita V Smith director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Craig Brosious officer: Vice President of Finance C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Peter E Gilbert director
John F Tweedy director
Robert H Simandl director
Dennis Ackerman officer: Vice President - Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC, 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY NJ 07302
Eric M Nowling director STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORP, 80 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Norman L. Yeung director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Raymond Cheung officer: Vice President-Asia Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302