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Arkanova Energy (Arkanova Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.69 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Arkanova Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Arkanova Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.02 Mil. Arkanova Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $14.96 Mil. Arkanova Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $-5.58 Mil. Arkanova Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -2.68.

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

AKVA's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.7
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Arkanova Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Arkanova Energy Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 -6.16 -6.71 -7.20 -6.17

Arkanova Energy Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 -10.93 -9.81 -12.41 -10.77 -2.69

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

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Arkanova 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.


Arkanova Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Arkanova Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Arkanova Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Arkanova Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.016 + 14.964) / -2.428
=-6.17

Arkanova Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.016 + 14.964) / -5.58
=-2.68

* 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. 2016) EBITDA data.


Arkanova Energy  (OTCPK:AKVA) 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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Arkanova Energy (Arkanova Energy) Business Description

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Address
305 Camp Craft Road, Suite 525, Austin, TX, USA, 78746
Arkanova Energy Corp is a junior producing oil and gas company. The company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of prospective oil and gas properties. The company holds mineral leases in leasehold interests located in Pondera and Glacier Counties, Montana. Its subsidiaries include Arkanova Acquisition Corporation, Prism Corporation and Provident Energy of Montana, LLC.

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