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Champion Iron (ASX:CIA) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.99 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Champion Iron Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Champion Iron's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was A$39 Mil. Champion Iron's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was A$609 Mil. Champion Iron's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was A$326 Mil. Champion Iron's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.99.

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

ASX:CIA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.35   Med: 0.66   Max: 1.17
Current: 0.99

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Champion Iron was 1.17. The lowest was -2.35. And the median was 0.66.

ASX:CIA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
74.48% of 482 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.9 vs ASX:CIA: 0.99

Champion Iron Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Champion Iron'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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Champion Iron Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Champion Iron Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 0.27 0.41 1.17 1.11

Champion Iron Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.89 0.62 1.78 0.84 1.99

Competitive Comparison of Champion Iron's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Champion Iron'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.


Champion Iron's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Champion Iron's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Champion Iron Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Champion Iron's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(42.125 + 652.334) / 625.736
=1.11

Champion Iron's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(38.796 + 609.469) / 325.788
=1.99

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


Champion Iron  (ASX:CIA) 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.


Champion Iron Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Champion Iron Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
91 Evans Street, Level 1, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2039
Champion Iron Ltd is engaged in the exploration and development of iron ore properties in Quebec, Canada. The company projects include Fire Lake North, Powderhorn/Gullbridge, Moire, Quinto Claims, Harvey Tuttle, O'keefe-Purdy, and others. Its segment includes Iron Ore Concentrate; Exploration and Evaluation and Corporate. The company generates the maximum of its revenue from the Iron Ore Concentrate segment.