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Bonso Electronics International (Bonso Electronics International) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.44 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Bonso Electronics International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bonso Electronics International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $2.97 Mil. Bonso Electronics International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $0.28 Mil. Bonso Electronics International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $-2.26 Mil. Bonso Electronics International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was -1.44.

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 Bonso Electronics International's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BNSOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: 1.78   Max: 4.32
Current: -1.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bonso Electronics International was 4.32. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was 1.78.

BNSOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1728 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.795 vs BNSOF: -1.28

Bonso Electronics International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bonso Electronics International'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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Bonso Electronics International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bonso Electronics International Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.66 2.78 1.67 -3.15 -2.28

Bonso Electronics International Semi-Annual Data
Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
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 2.51 -0.93 -5.98 -1.10 -1.44

Competitive Comparison of Bonso Electronics International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Bonso Electronics International'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.


Bonso Electronics International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Bonso Electronics International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bonso Electronics International's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Bonso Electronics International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bonso Electronics International's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.973 + 0.279) / -1.427
=-2.28

Bonso Electronics International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.973 + 0.279) / -2.256
=-1.44

* 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 (Mar. 2023) EBITDA data.


Bonso Electronics International  (OTCPK:BNSOF) 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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Bonso Electronics International (Bonso Electronics International) Business Description

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Address
9 Hillwood Road, Unit 1404, 14th Floor, Cheuk Nang Centre, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Bonso Electronics International Inc mainly designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic sensor-based and wireless products for private label original equipment manufacturers, original brand manufacturers (OBMs), and original design manufacturers. The company's operating segment includes Scales; Others; Pet Electronics Products and Rental and Management. It generates maximum revenue from the Scales segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.

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