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SolarMax Technology (SolarMax Technology) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.51 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SolarMax Technology Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

SolarMax Technology's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $21.40 Mil. SolarMax Technology's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $16.27 Mil. SolarMax Technology's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-73.96 Mil. SolarMax Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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 SolarMax Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SMXT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -57.01   Med: -8.69   Max: 11.77
Current: -2.31

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SolarMax Technology was 11.77. The lowest was -57.01. And the median was -8.69.

SMXT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
92.5% of 707 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs SMXT: -2.31

SolarMax Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for SolarMax Technology'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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SolarMax Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

SolarMax Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -5.18 8.06 -38.36 -13.21 11.77

SolarMax Technology Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 8.36 -21.09 5.22 15.61 -0.51

Competitive Comparison of SolarMax Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Solar subindustry, SolarMax Technology'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.


SolarMax Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SolarMax Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



SolarMax Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

SolarMax Technology'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
=(23.536 + 18.348) / 3.56
=11.77

SolarMax Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(21.404 + 16.265) / -73.96
=-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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


SolarMax Technology  (NAS:SMXT) 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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SolarMax Technology (SolarMax Technology) Business Description

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3080 12th Street, Riverside, CA, USA, 92507
SolarMax Technology Inc is an integrated solar and renewable energy company. It operates in two segments namely the United States and China. The United States business includes the sale and installation of photovoltaic and battery backup systems. China operations consist of operating and maintaining solar farm projects and identifying and procuring solar farm projects for resale to third parties. Some of its products are LG Solar Panels, QCELL Solar Panels, Panasonic Solar Panels, and others. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Solar energy systems.

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