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Discovery Metals (ASX:DML) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.24 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Discovery Metals Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Discovery Metals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was A$0.3 Mil. Discovery Metals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was A$116.3 Mil. Discovery Metals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was A$52.0 Mil. Discovery Metals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 2.24.

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 Discovery Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:DML's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 2.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Discovery Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Discovery Metals'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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Discovery Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Discovery Metals 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 - -0.01 -10.31 -0.68 2.24

Discovery Metals Semi-Annual Data
Jun04 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 Premium Member Only - -0.01 -10.31 -0.68 2.24

Competitive Comparison of Discovery Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Discovery Metals'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.


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

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

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



Discovery Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Discovery Metals'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
=(0.309 + 116.307) / 51.96
=2.24

Discovery Metals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(0.309 + 116.307) / 51.96
=2.24

* 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 one times the quarterly (Jun. 2014) EBITDA data.


Discovery Metals  (ASX:DML) 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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Discovery Metals (ASX:DML) Business Description

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Discovery Metals Limited (DML) is incorporated in Australia. It is engaged in nickel and copper exploration company. The company focuses on the exploration and development on its two major projects in Botswana being the Maun Copper Project and the Dikoloti Nickel Project.

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