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The9 (NCTY) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.28 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The9 Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The9's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.78 Mil. The9's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.74 Mil. The9's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.91 Mil. The9's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.28.

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 The9's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NCTY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.7   Med: -0.7   Max: 0.02
Current: -0.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of The9 was 0.02. The lowest was -4.70. And the median was -0.70.

NCTY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 418 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.565 vs NCTY: -0.67

The9 Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The9'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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The9 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The9 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 -3.50 0.02 -0.44 -0.13 -2.89

The9 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 -0.26 -0.07 -0.23 -0.19 0.28

Competitive Comparison of The9's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Capital Markets subindustry, The9'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.


The9's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, The9's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The9's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



The9 Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The9'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
=(7.782 + 2.736) / -3.646
=-2.88

The9'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
=(7.782 + 2.736) / 37.912
=0.28

* 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.


The9  (NAS:NCTY) 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.


The9 Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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The9 (NCTY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai, CHN, 200080
The9 Ltd is engaged in developing and operating online games and related services in China. It operates and develops proprietary and licensed online games, and proprietary mobile games, including CrossFire New Mobile Game and Audition. It generates online game service revenues primarily through an item-based revenue model, under which players play games for free, but are charged for in-game items, such as performance-enhancing items, clothing, and accessories. Geographically, it has a presence in Greater China (including PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) and other areas.