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Ultrapay Limited (ASX:ULT) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.36 (As of Dec. 2006)


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What is Ultrapay Limited Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ultrapay Limited's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2006 was A$1.60 Mil. Ultrapay Limited's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2006 was A$2.03 Mil. Ultrapay Limited's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2006 was A$-10.07 Mil. Ultrapay Limited's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2006 was -0.36.

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 Ultrapay Limited's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:ULT's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.79
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Ultrapay Limited Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ultrapay Limited'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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Ultrapay Limited Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ultrapay Limited Annual Data
Trend Jun97 Jun98 Jun99 Jun00 Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.51 8.67 0.07 -0.34 -0.26

Ultrapay Limited Semi-Annual Data
Dec96 Jun97 Dec98 Jun99 Dec99 Jun00 Dec00 Jun01 Dec01 Jun02 Dec02 Jun03 Dec03 Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06
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 -0.54 -0.26 -1.10 -0.14 -0.36

Competitive Comparison of Ultrapay Limited's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Ultrapay Limited'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.


Ultrapay Limited's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ultrapay Limited's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ultrapay Limited Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ultrapay Limited's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.762 + 2.198) / -15.071
=-0.26

Ultrapay Limited's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.603 + 2.027) / -10.072
=-0.36

* 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. 2006) EBITDA data.


Ultrapay Limited  (ASX:ULT) 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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