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Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co (SZSE:000592) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 5.67 (As of Sep. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥261 Mil. Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥31 Mil. Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥51 Mil. Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.67.

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 Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:000592' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.89   Med: 0.92   Max: 5.07
Current: -1.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co was 5.07. The lowest was -1.89. And the median was 0.92.

SZSE:000592's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 220 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.235 vs SZSE:000592: -1.60

Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co'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.

* Premium members only.

Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 3.37 [6] => 0.08 [7] => -0.12 [8] => -0.16 [9] => -1.89 )
Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.37 0.08 -0.12 -0.16 -1.89

Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.36 -0.33 -16.69 4.13 5.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co'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.


Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(263.048 + 15.972) / -147.737
=-1.89

Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(260.672 + 30.879) / 51.46
=5.67

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co  (SZSE:000592) 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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Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Co (SZSE:000592) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 159 Wusi Road, 23th Floor, World Golden Dragon Building, Gulou District, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, CHN, 350001
Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development Company Ltd operates in the forest products industry in China. The company is engaged in design and construction of garden landscape engineering, municipal engineering, interior decoration engineering; housing lease; property management, and foreign trade.

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