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The Navigator Co (The Navigator Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Navigator Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The Navigator Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $116.04 Mil. The Navigator Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $679.32 Mil. The Navigator Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $587.89 Mil. The Navigator Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.35.

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 The Navigator Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

POELF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 2.06   Max: 3.67
Current: 1.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of The Navigator Co was 3.67. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 2.06.

POELF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
70.45% of 220 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.345 vs POELF: 1.42

The Navigator Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Navigator Co'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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The Navigator Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The Navigator Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.52 3.67 2.56 1.13 1.42

The Navigator Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 1.03 1.39 1.47 1.49 1.35

Competitive Comparison of The Navigator Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, The Navigator Co'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.


The Navigator Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

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



The Navigator Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The Navigator Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(116.038 + 679.317) / 560.005
=1.42

The Navigator Co'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
=(116.038 + 679.317) / 587.888
=1.35

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


The Navigator Co  (OTCPK:POELF) 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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The Navigator Co (The Navigator Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Mitrena - Apartado 55, Setubal, PRT, 2901-861
The Navigator Co SA produces and sells pulp, paper, and energy. The company segments is based on product type. The market pulp segment, which sells pulp paper to international paper producers. The UWF segment, which sells paper through retail stores (B2C) and commercial distribution (B2B). Tissue segment, which sells tissue paper for private label to national and international retail chains. The Biomass renewable energy segment includes the cogeneration units and the two independent thermoelectric power plants and Support. The majority of revenue comes from Rest of Europe.

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