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Goldway Education Group (HKSE:08160) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.76 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Goldway Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Goldway Education Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$2.58 Mil. Goldway Education Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$6.77 Mil. Goldway Education Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$12.34 Mil. Goldway Education Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.76.

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

HKSE:08160' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.06   Med: 2.44   Max: 38.62
Current: 1.28

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Goldway Education Group was 38.62. The lowest was -6.06. And the median was 2.44.

HKSE:08160's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.33% of 181 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs HKSE:08160: 1.28

Goldway Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Goldway Education 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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Goldway Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Goldway Education Group 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 - -6.06 1.91 38.62 2.97

Goldway Education Group Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - 1.38 - 0.76

Competitive Comparison of Goldway Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Goldway Education 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.


Goldway Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Goldway Education Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Goldway Education Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Goldway Education Group'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
=(3.657 + 6.767) / 3.507
=2.97

Goldway Education Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.584 + 6.767) / 12.336
=0.76

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Goldway Education Group  (HKSE:08160) 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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Goldway Education Group (HKSE:08160) Business Description

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Address
Shop B10, 1/F, Goodrich Shopping Arcade, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Goldway Education Group Ltd is an investment holding company. Its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the provision of tutoring services and franchising services in Hong Kong. The Group provides private tutoring services including primary and secondary tutoring services under the trade name of "Logic Tutorial Centre" and "Pedagog Education Centre".

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