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Far Eastern New Century (TPE:1402) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.86 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Far Eastern New Century Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Far Eastern New Century's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$78,462 Mil. Far Eastern New Century's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$193,094 Mil. Far Eastern New Century's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$55,862 Mil. Far Eastern New Century's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.86.

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 Far Eastern New Century's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1402' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.46   Med: 5.38   Max: 6.21
Current: 5.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Far Eastern New Century was 6.21. The lowest was 4.46. And the median was 5.38.

TPE:1402's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
71.53% of 808 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 2.83 vs TPE:1402: 5.11

Far Eastern New Century Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Far Eastern New Century'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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Far Eastern New Century Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Far Eastern New Century 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 4.46 6.21 5.82 6.18 5.41

Far Eastern New Century Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.29 4.67 5.16 5.39 4.86

Competitive Comparison of Far Eastern New Century's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Far Eastern New Century'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.


Far Eastern New Century's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Far Eastern New Century's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Far Eastern New Century's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Far Eastern New Century Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Far Eastern New Century'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
=(61917.538 + 215439.216) / 51287.365
=5.41

Far Eastern New Century's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(78462.192 + 193093.721) / 55862.42
=4.86

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Far Eastern New Century  (TPE:1402) 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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Far Eastern New Century (TPE:1402) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 207, Tun Hwa South Road, 36th Floor, Taipei Metro Tower, Section 2, Taipei, TWN
Far Eastern New Century Corp is a Taiwan-based industrial holding company with operations that span Taiwan, China, Vietnam, the United States, and Southeast Asia. The company is organized into a business that includes telecommunication, polyester, textiles, property development, and others. The telecommunication business offers wireless telecommunications and cloud services and sells mobile equipment products. The petrochemical business mainly engages in the production and sales of PTA goods. The polyester business produces and sells various polyester and PET products. The textile business produces finished yarns, fabrics, and clothes. The company generates the majority of its revenue from its polyester segments, and most of its revenue is derived from Taiwan.

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