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Ceylon Beverage Holdings (COL:BREW.N0000) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ceylon Beverage Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was රු7,596 Mil. Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was රු2,171 Mil. Ceylon Beverage Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was රු19,073 Mil. Ceylon Beverage Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.51.

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 Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

COL:BREW.N0000' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 2.32   Max: 19.22
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ceylon Beverage Holdings was 19.22. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 2.32.

COL:BREW.N0000's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
72.5% of 160 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs COL:BREW.N0000: 0.52

Ceylon Beverage Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ceylon Beverage Holdings'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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Ceylon Beverage Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ceylon Beverage Holdings 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 1.59 2.15 1.10 0.92 0.56

Ceylon Beverage Holdings 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 0.76 0.54 0.42 0.39 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Ceylon Beverage Holdings'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.


Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ceylon Beverage Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Ceylon Beverage Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ceylon Beverage Holdings'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
=(7170.11 + 2140.943) / 16742.359
=0.56

Ceylon Beverage Holdings'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
=(7596.238 + 2170.583) / 19073.08
=0.51

* 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.


Ceylon Beverage Holdings  (COL:BREW.N0000) 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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Ceylon Beverage Holdings (COL:BREW.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No 254, Colombo Road, Biyagama, Colombo, LKA, 01
Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC is principally engaged in brewing and marketing beers for both the local and export markets and retailing beer and alcohol products through its owned/managed wine shops and pubs. The company is also engaged in the import and marketing of globally renowned high-quality beer and spirits brands.

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