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Media Chinese International (XKLS:5090) Debt-to-EBITDA : -5.96 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Media Chinese International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Media Chinese International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM99.8 Mil. Media Chinese International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM0.7 Mil. Media Chinese International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-16.9 Mil. Media Chinese International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.96.

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 Media Chinese International's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5090' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: 2.33   Max: 13.59
Current: -3.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Media Chinese International was 13.59. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was 2.33.

XKLS:5090's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 680 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs XKLS:5090: -3.12

Media Chinese International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Media Chinese International'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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Media Chinese International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Media Chinese International 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 4.57 1.20 4.75 2.53 2.48

Media Chinese International 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 3.51 -3.48 -2.07 -2.83 -5.96

Competitive Comparison of Media Chinese International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, Media Chinese International'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.


Media Chinese International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Media Chinese International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Media Chinese International's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Media Chinese International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Media Chinese International'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
=(95.231 + 1.603) / 39.056
=2.48

Media Chinese International'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
=(99.849 + 0.741) / -16.88
=-5.96

* 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.


Media Chinese International  (XKLS:5090) 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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Media Chinese International (XKLS:5090) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18 Ka Yip Street, 15th Floor, Block A, Ming Pao Industrial Centre, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Media Chinese International Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in publishing, printing, and distributing newspapers, magazines, books, and digital content that are written in Chinese. The company also provides travel and travel-related services. The group operates through various geographical regions, including Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and North America; however, the company derives the majority of its revenue from the publishing and printing business.

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