American Power (American Power) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.37 (As of Sep. 2012)

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What is American Power Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

American Power's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $1.60 Mil. American Power's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $1.08 Mil. American Power's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $-1.13 Mil. American Power's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was -2.37.

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

AMPW's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked ^*
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

American Power Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Power'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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American Power Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

American Power Annual Data

Trend

Sep07

Sep08

Sep09

Sep10

Sep11

Sep12

Debt-to-EBITDA

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-0.52

-7.06

-1.32

-2.37

American Power Semi-Annual Data
	Sep07	Sep08	Sep09	Sep10	Sep11	Sep12
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-	-0.52	-7.06	-1.32	-2.37

Competitive Comparison of American Power's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, American Power'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.

American Power's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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

American Power Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

American Power's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
	=	(1.6	+	1.082)	/	-1.132
	=	-2.37

American Power'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
	=	(1.6	+	1.082)	/	-1.132
	=	-2.37

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 one times the quarterly (Sep. 2012) EBITDA data.

American Power (OTCPK:AMPW) 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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American Power Corp was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 7, 2007. It is an exploration stage company engaged in coal, oil and natural gas exploration, development and production. The Company's current primary business focus is to acquire, explore and develop coal, oil and gas exploration properties in the United States of North America, with a particular focus on the Rocky Mountain region. It has acquired an assignment of certain contractual rights in coal and minerals located in Judith Basin County, Montana, collectively described as the 'Pace Coal Project', however these rights are speculative in nature and additional exploration work is required to determine their value.

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