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Sarawak Cable Bhd (XKLS:5170) Debt-to-EBITDA : -8.14 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Sarawak Cable Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Sarawak Cable Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was RM381.8 Mil. Sarawak Cable Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was RM11.4 Mil. Sarawak Cable Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was RM-48.3 Mil. Sarawak Cable Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was -8.14.

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 Sarawak Cable Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5170' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.74   Med: 7.36   Max: 35.57
Current: -6.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sarawak Cable Bhd was 35.57. The lowest was -18.74. And the median was 7.36.

XKLS:5170's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2289 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.71 vs XKLS:5170: -6.77

Sarawak Cable Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sarawak Cable Bhd'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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Sarawak Cable Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Sarawak Cable Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 May23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.37 30.21 -18.74 35.57 -16.56

Sarawak Cable Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -12.69 -5.53 -29.12 -4.03 -8.14

Competitive Comparison of Sarawak Cable Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Sarawak Cable Bhd'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.


Sarawak Cable Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sarawak Cable Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sarawak Cable Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Sarawak Cable Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Sarawak Cable Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(388.644 + 11.872) / -24.191
=-16.56

Sarawak Cable Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(381.818 + 11.424) / -48.312
=-8.14

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Sarawak Cable Bhd  (XKLS:5170) 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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Sarawak Cable Bhd (XKLS:5170) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Lot 767, Block 8, Jalan Bako, Muara Tebas Land District, Demak Laut Industrial Estate Phase III, Kuching, SWK, MYS, 93050
Sarawak Cable Bhd is a Malaysian based company. Together with its subsidiaries, the company manufactures cables and wires. It operates in four segments The Sale of power cables and conductors segment supplies power cables and conductors components, Sale of galvanized steel products, and steel structures segment supplies galvanized steel products and steel structures and galvanizing services. The transmission lines construction segment involves supply, installation, and commissioning of transmission line projects. And the corporate segment is involved in Group-level corporate and management services. The Sale of power cables and conductors segment is the key revenue generator for the group.

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