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Direct Nickel (ASX:DIR) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.34 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Direct Nickel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Direct Nickel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was A$0.00 Mil. Direct Nickel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was A$1.09 Mil. Direct Nickel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was A$-3.21 Mil. Direct Nickel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was -0.34.

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 Direct Nickel's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:DIR's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Direct Nickel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Direct Nickel'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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Direct Nickel Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Direct Nickel Annual Data
Trend Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.02 - - - -0.08

Direct Nickel Semi-Annual Data
Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14
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 - - - -0.21 -0.34

Competitive Comparison of Direct Nickel's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Direct Nickel'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.


Direct Nickel's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Direct Nickel's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Direct Nickel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Direct Nickel's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0.988) / -11.735
=-0.08

Direct Nickel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 1.087) / -3.206
=-0.34

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2014) EBITDA data.


Direct Nickel  (ASX:DIR) 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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Direct Nickel (ASX:DIR) Business Description

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Direct Nickel Ltd is incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The Company is engaged in the research and development of nickel processing technology within the Oceania region. The Company has operations in Sydney and Perth. It also operates in Indonesia through its subsidiary, PT Direct Nickel with offices in Jakarta and has a 50% interest in a laterite deposit in Papua New Guinea.

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