Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.87 (As of Jun. 2013)

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What is Bluestone Global Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bluestone Global's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was A$19.0 Mil. Bluestone Global's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was A$17.4 Mil. Bluestone Global's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was A$-41.6 Mil. Bluestone Global's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was -0.87.

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 Bluestone Global's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:BUE's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.92
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Bluestone Global Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluestone Global's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Bluestone Global Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bluestone Global Annual Data

Trend

Jun07

Jun08

Jun09

Jun10

Jun11

Jun12

Jun13

Debt-to-EBITDA

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-0.67

-31.96

27.94

-2.94

-0.87

Bluestone Global Semi-Annual Data
	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-0.67	-31.96	27.94	-2.94	-0.87

Competitive Comparison of Bluestone Global's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Bluestone Global'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.

Bluestone Global's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Bluestone Global's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Bluestone Global Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bluestone Global's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(19.013	+	17.395)	/	-41.644
	=	-0.87

Bluestone Global's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(19.013	+	17.395)	/	-41.644
	=	-0.87

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 one times the quarterly (Jun. 2013) EBITDA data.

Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) 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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Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) Business Description

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Bluestone Global Limited is a specialist labour hire, professional placement and international recruitment firm trading under three key brands: Bluestone Recruitment, ResCo Services and Bluestone International. The Group has core capabilities encompassing temporary, permanent and international recruitment with a focus on the skills and labour constrained industries, including energy (coal, oil & gas), resources, transport and logistics, information technology, health, aged care and financial services. The Company operates its business in three segments: labour hire segment, mining segment and international segment. The Labor Hire segment engages in the placement of temporary and permanent workers domestically and overseas. The Mining segment provides solutions to the resources sector including the delivery of skilled labour, operations of mining sites, maintenance of plant and equipment and the provision of critical spares and consumables. The International segment engages in placement of temporary and permanent workers in Australia, sourced internationally.

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