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UPC Technology (TPE:1313) Debt-to-EBITDA : 13.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is UPC Technology Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

UPC Technology's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$4,753 Mil. UPC Technology's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$16,665 Mil. UPC Technology's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$1,574 Mil. UPC Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.61.

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

TPE:1313' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.98   Med: 8.07   Max: 35.43
Current: 9.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of UPC Technology was 35.43. The lowest was 2.98. And the median was 8.07.

TPE:1313's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
86.44% of 1217 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.25 vs TPE:1313: 9.39

UPC Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for UPC Technology'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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UPC Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

UPC Technology 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 10.00 2.98 3.70 35.43 9.39

UPC Technology 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 52.90 9.63 72.79 4.28 13.61

Competitive Comparison of UPC Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, UPC Technology'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.


UPC Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, UPC Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



UPC Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

UPC Technology'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
=(4753.317 + 16665.341) / 2280.552
=9.39

UPC Technology'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
=(4753.317 + 16665.341) / 1573.792
=13.61

* 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.


UPC Technology  (TPE:1313) 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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UPC Technology (TPE:1313) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 209 NanGang Road, 9 Floor Building A, Section 1, Nangang District, Taipei, TWN, 115018
UPC Technology Corp is a Taiwan based company. The company manufactures and sells petrochemical products such as phthalic anhydride and plasticizer.

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