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China Information Technology Development (HKSE:08178) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.34 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Information Technology Development Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Information Technology Development's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$45.72 Mil. China Information Technology Development's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$22.35 Mil. China Information Technology Development's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-20.40 Mil. China Information Technology Development's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.34.

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 China Information Technology Development's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:08178' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.11   Med: -1.01   Max: 17.84
Current: -3.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Information Technology Development was 17.84. The lowest was -5.11. And the median was -1.01.

HKSE:08178's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1616 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.005 vs HKSE:08178: -3.92

China Information Technology Development Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Information Technology Development'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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China Information Technology Development Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Information Technology Development Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.64 17.84 -1.20 -2.00 -5.11

China Information Technology Development 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 -0.62 - -43.05 - -3.34

Competitive Comparison of China Information Technology Development's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, China Information Technology Development'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.


China Information Technology Development's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, China Information Technology Development's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Information Technology Development's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



China Information Technology Development Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Information Technology Development'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
=(45.717 + 22.346) / -13.316
=-5.11

China Information Technology Development'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
=(45.717 + 22.346) / -20.4
=-3.34

* 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.


China Information Technology Development  (HKSE:08178) 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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China Information Technology Development (HKSE:08178) Business Description

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Address
392 Kwun Tong Road, Unit 3308, 33rd Floor, Millennium City 6, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, HKG
China Information Technology Development Ltd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in the provision of system integration and related support services, provision of IT infrastructure solutions and maintenance services, money lending, and securities trading. It operates in the segments of Provision of IT solutions and maintenance, Money lending, Securities trading, and Rental of properties. It generates key revenue from the IT solutions and maintenance segment. It has a business presence in the PRC and Hong Kong, of which a majority of revenue is derived from Hong Kong.
Executives
Zhang Rong 2101 Beneficial owner
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