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UNS Energy (FRA:UEY) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.72 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is UNS Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

UNS Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was €218 Mil. UNS Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was €1,286 Mil. UNS Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was €404 Mil. UNS Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 3.72.

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 UNS Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:UEY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 4.1
Current: 4.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of UNS Energy was 4.10. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

FRA:UEY's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.675 vs FRA:UEY: 4.10

UNS Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for UNS Energy'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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UNS Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

UNS Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.11 4.11 4.25 4.25 3.98

UNS Energy Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 4.25 2.58 5.16 5.13 3.72

Competitive Comparison of UNS Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, UNS Energy'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.


UNS Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, UNS Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



UNS Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

UNS Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(138.451 + 1209.491) / 338.53
=3.98

UNS Energy'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
=(217.811 + 1285.984) / 404.212
=3.72

* 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 (Jun. 2014) EBITDA data.


UNS Energy  (FRA:UEY) 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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UNS Energy Corp is the holding company. The Company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy to retail and wholesale customers.

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