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Highlight Event and Entertainment AG (XSWX:HLEE) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.37 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Highlight Event and Entertainment AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF13.4 Mil. Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF25.1 Mil. Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF103.3 Mil. Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.37.

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 Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:HLEE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 0.33   Max: 0.54
Current: 0.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Highlight Event and Entertainment AG was 0.54. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.33.

XSWX:HLEE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
72.5% of 680 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.675 vs XSWX:HLEE: 0.53

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Highlight Event and Entertainment AG'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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Highlight Event and Entertainment AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG 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 0.28 0.33 0.33 0.54 0.54

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG 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 0.25 0.71 0.43 0.84 0.37

Competitive Comparison of Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Highlight Event and Entertainment AG'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.


Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Highlight Event and Entertainment AG's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Highlight Event and Entertainment AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG'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
=(13.388 + 25.123) / 71.013
=0.54

Highlight Event and Entertainment AG'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
=(13.388 + 25.123) / 103.344
=0.37

* 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.


Highlight Event and Entertainment AG  (XSWX:HLEE) 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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Highlight Event and Entertainment AG (XSWX:HLEE) Business Description

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Address
Netzibodenstrasse 23b, Pratteln, CHE, CH-4133
Highlight Event and Entertainment AG is engaged in the business of event marketing and entertainment which consist of marketing rights for the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra and the Eurovision song contest. The company's business segment includes Film segment, the Sports and Events segment and Others segment. It generates maximum revenue from the Film segment. Geographically, it operates in Switzerland, Germany, the Rest of Europe and the Rest of world.

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