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SunEdison (SunEdison) Debt-to-EBITDA : -104.21 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is SunEdison Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

SunEdison's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $1,905.00 Mil. SunEdison's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $9,767.00 Mil. SunEdison's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $-112.00 Mil. SunEdison's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -104.21.

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

SDSNQ.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 1.56
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

SunEdison Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for SunEdison'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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SunEdison Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

SunEdison Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.31 -1.78 7.88 -26.63 -13.11

SunEdison Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 -61.01 -11.92 -13.71 -31.54 -104.21

Competitive Comparison of SunEdison's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Solar subindustry, SunEdison'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.


SunEdison's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



SunEdison Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

SunEdison's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(1079.7 + 6119.7) / -549
=-13.11

SunEdison's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1905 + 9767) / -112
=-104.21

* 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 (Sep. 2015) EBITDA data.


SunEdison  (OTCPK:SDSNQ.PFD) 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.


SunEdison Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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SunEdison (SunEdison) Business Description

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MEMC Electronic Materials produces silicon wafers that are the basic materials used by chipmakers to fabricate semiconductors. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Europe, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. Customers include manufacturers of computer memory and microprocessors.
Executives
Strategic Value Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iv Llc 10 percent owner C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC, 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iii-a Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Victor Khosla 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iii Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ilan Daskal officer: EVP & CFO Designee 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Claire Gogel director C/O SUNEDISON, INC., 13736 RIVERPORT DRIVE, SUITE 180, MARYLAND HEIGHTS MO 63043
Daley Clayton C Jr director C/O THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY,, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Georganne Proctor director 1 BELVEDERE PLACE, SUITE 300, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Emmanuel T Hernandez director C/O MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., P O BOX 8, ST. PETERS MO 63376
Peter Blackmore director UTSTARCOM, INC., 1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY, ALAMEDA CA 94502
David A Ranhoff officer: SVP; President Solar Materials MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 501 PEARL DRIVE, ST. PETERS MO 63366
Shaker Sadasivam other: CEO & Pres. SSL P O BOX 8, SAINT PETERS MO 63376
Steven Vincent Tesoriere director C/O MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., 501 PEARL DRIVE, ST. PETERS MO 63376
Marshall C Turner director 220 MONTGOMERY ST, PENTHOUSE 10, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

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