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GEN Restaurant Group (GEN Restaurant Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 14.89 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GEN Restaurant Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

GEN Restaurant Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.0 Mil. GEN Restaurant Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $115.0 Mil. GEN Restaurant Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.1 Mil. GEN Restaurant Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.89.

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 GEN Restaurant Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

GENK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.1   Med: 1.2   Max: 6.25
Current: 5.59

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of GEN Restaurant Group was 6.25. The lowest was -6.10. And the median was 1.20.

GENK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
70.91% of 275 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.98 vs GENK: 5.59

GEN Restaurant Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for GEN Restaurant Group'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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GEN Restaurant Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

GEN Restaurant Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
1.20 -6.10 0.22 6.25 5.60

GEN Restaurant Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 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 20.03 4.28 4.29 5.55 14.89

Competitive Comparison of GEN Restaurant Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, GEN Restaurant Group'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.


GEN Restaurant Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GEN Restaurant Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GEN Restaurant Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



GEN Restaurant Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

GEN Restaurant Group'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
=(6.021 + 115.049) / 21.606
=5.60

GEN Restaurant Group'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
=(6.021 + 115.049) / 8.132
=14.89

* 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.


GEN Restaurant Group  (NAS:GENK) 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.


GEN Restaurant Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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GEN Restaurant Group (GEN Restaurant Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11480 South Street, Suite 205, Cerritos, CA, USA, 90703
GEN Restaurant Group Inc is engaged in GEN Korean BBQ which is one of the largest Asian casual dining restaurants. It offers an extensive menu of traditional Korean and Korean-American food, including high-quality meats, poultry, seafood and mixed vegetables, all at a superior value. Its restaurants have modern decor, lively Korean pop music playing in the background and embedded grills in the center of each table. Its food is served family style and requires guests to share and coordinate their cooking responsibilities, which fosters more meaningful interaction than traditional casual dining. The company believes in its unique culinary experience appeals to a vast segment of the population, particularly Millennials and Gen Z.
Executives
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10 percent owner 16 YORK STREET SUITE 2900, TORONTO A6 M5J 0E6
Jonathan Gregory director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Thomas Croal officer: Chief Financial Officer 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Jae Chang director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Michael Cowan director 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Jose Manzanarez 10 percent owner 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Don Kim 10 percent owner 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Juhee Han 10 percent owner 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Lauren Wang 10 percent owner 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703
Ichibon Trading, Llc 10 percent owner 2711 VILLA PISA LN, LEAGUE CITY TX 77573-3293
Kim David Wook Jin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 11480 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 205, CERRITOS CA 90703