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Asia Papertec, (XKRX:009380) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.03 (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Asia Papertec, Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Asia Papertec,'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was ₩0 Mil. Asia Papertec,'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was ₩17,517 Mil. Asia Papertec,'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was ₩16,959 Mil. Asia Papertec,'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 1.03.

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 Asia Papertec,'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:009380's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 3.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Asia Papertec, Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Papertec,'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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Asia Papertec, Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Asia Papertec, Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Debt-to-EBITDA
2.97 2.95 1.11 8.78

Asia Papertec, Quarterly Data
Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
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 12.75 1.24 2.14 1.40 1.03

Competitive Comparison of Asia Papertec,'s Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Asia Papertec,'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.


Asia Papertec,'s Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Papertec,'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asia Papertec, Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Asia Papertec,'s Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(894.593 + 8987.25) / 1125.224
=8.78

Asia Papertec,'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 17517.45) / 16958.532
=1.03

* 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. 2012) EBITDA data.


Asia Papertec,  (XKRX:009380) 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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