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Meridian Energy (NZSE:MEL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.52 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Meridian Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Meridian Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$385 Mil. Meridian Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$1,037 Mil. Meridian Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$936 Mil. Meridian Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.52.

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

NZSE:MEL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 2   Max: 2.9
Current: 2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Meridian Energy was 2.90. The lowest was 1.22. And the median was 2.00.

NZSE:MEL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.56% of 323 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 4.42 vs NZSE:MEL: 2.90

Meridian Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meridian 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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Meridian Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Meridian Energy Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.81 2.88 1.82 1.22 2.67

Meridian Energy Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 2.33 1.00 1.24 28.71 1.52

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

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Meridian 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.


Meridian Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Meridian Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meridian Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Meridian Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(217 + 1046) / 473
=2.67

Meridian Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(385 + 1037) / 936
=1.52

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Meridian Energy  (NZSE:MEL) 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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Meridian Energy (NZSE:MEL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
287-293 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, STL, NZL, 8013
Meridian is New Zealand's largest electricity generator, operating hydro stations and wind farms in New Zealand. Nearly 90% of its electricity is generated from low-cost hydro power plants, with wind making up the rest. The company's main competitors are vertically integrated firms, such as Mercury NZ, Genesis Energy, Contact Energy, and Trustpower.

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