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China South City Holdings's EBITDA for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-2,329 Mil.
Its EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-6,662 Mil.
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China South City Holdings's EBITDA per Share for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-0.20.
Its EBITDA per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-0.58.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA per share growth rate using EBITDA per Share data.
China South City Holdings (HKSE:01668) EBITDA Explanation
EBITDA is a cash flow measure that ignores changes in working capital. EBITDA minus Depreciation, and Amortization (DA) equals Operating Income. Operating Income is profit before interest and taxes. Of course, Interest and taxes need to be paid.
While depreciation and amortization expenses do not need to be paid in cash, assets - especially tangible assets - do need to be replaced over time. EBITDA is not a measure of profit in any sense. EBITDA is a measure of cash generation by a business where the uses of that cash may be more or less discretionary depending on the nature of the business.
The EBITDA of a TV station is largely discretionary. Owners may use much of the EBITDA generated by a TV station as they see fit. The EBITDA of a railroad is largely non-discretionary. Owners must use much of the EBITDA generated by a railroad to replace the physical assets of the railroad or the business will literally fall apart over time.
EBITDA can be thought of as the cash a business generates that is available to:
Add more inventory
Add more receivables
Replace property, plant, and equipment
Add more property, plant, and equipment
Pay interest
Pay taxes
And finally: pay owners
EBITDA is widely used in financial analysis because Depreciation and Amortization are not present day cash expenses.. Depreciation and amortization are the spreading out of the costs of assets over the time in which those assets provide benefits. Today's depreciation and amortization expenses relate to assets bought in the past. The assets being expensed may or may not need to be replaced in the future. And the cost to replace the assets may be more or less than it was in the past. For this reason, the depreciation and amortization expenses a company records in the present year may have no relationship to the actual cash costs needed to maintain its assets in future years.
A company's depreciation expense depends on both its expectations about the assets it owns and its choice of accounting methods. Two companies owning identical assets may have different depreciation expenses because they have different expectations about the useful lives of those assets and because they make different accounting choices.
Analysts use EBITDA to remove this element of personal choice from a company's accounting statements. The use of EBITDA is an attempt to make the results of different companies more comparable and uniform.
Be Aware
Although depreciation is not a cash cost it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when they purchase them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EBITDA because in this calculation, depreciation is not counted as an expense.
EBITDA over Revenue is a good metric for comparing the operating efficiencies between companies because EBITDA is less vulnerable to companies' accounting choices. For this reason, EBITDA is used in ranking the Predictability of Companies. Also Price-to-EBITDA is sometimes used in valuations.
* 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.
China South City Holdings EBITDA Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, China South City Holdings's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.
China South City Holdings EV-to-EBITDA vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, China South City Holdings's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China South City Holdings's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
China South City Holdings's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the fiscal year ended in Dec. 2024, China South City Holdings's EBITDA was HK$-6,662 Mil.
China South City Holdings's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the quarter ended in Dec. 2024, China South City Holdings's EBITDA was HK$-2,329 Mil.
EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-6,662 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Sometimes companies may have already deducted Depreciation and Amortization from Gross Profit. In this case Depreciation and Amortization needs to be added back when calculating EBITDA.
China South City Holdings (HKSE:01668) has a EBITDA of HK$-6,662 Mil as of Dec. 2024. Ebitda is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses not including depreciation and amortization. View historical data on China South City Holdings.
Is China South City Holdings' EBITDA too high?
China South City Holdings' current EBITDA is HK$-6,662 Mil. Overall, China South City Holdings has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China South City Holdings' EBITDA compare to competitors?
China South City Holdings' EBITDA of HK$-6,662 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBITDA for a Real Estate company?
A good EBITDA depends on the Real Estate industry context. However, EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBITDA mean?
A high EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Ebitda is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses not including depreciation and amortization. View historical data on China South City Holdings. China South City Holdings's current EBITDA is HK$-6,662 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China South City Holdings stock overvalued right now?
China South City Holdings (HKSE:01668) has a current EBITDA of HK$-6,662 Mil. The current EBITDA is HK$-6,662 Mil. China South City Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 12/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBITDA calculated?
EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For China South City Holdings (HKSE:01668), the current EBITDA is HK$-6,662 Mil as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
China South City Holdings Ltd develops and operates large-scale integrated logistics and trade centers in China. It operates in three segments that include property development, property investment and management, and others. The majority of the revenue is generated from the property development segments that include the development of integrated logistics and trade centers and residential and commercial ancillary facilities. The majority of its operations are conducted in the People's Republic of China.
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