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Lambrakis Press Group (ATH:DOL) Debt-to-EBITDA : -9.61 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Lambrakis Press Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lambrakis Press Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was €105.21 Mil. Lambrakis Press Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was €46.22 Mil. Lambrakis Press Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was €-15.76 Mil. Lambrakis Press Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was -9.61.

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 Lambrakis Press Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ATH:DOL's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.68
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Lambrakis Press Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lambrakis Press Group'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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Lambrakis Press Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lambrakis Press Group Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.12 -14.71 -4.52 -3.83 -8.71

Lambrakis Press Group Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
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 -9.35 -5.00 -5.56 140.09 -9.61

Competitive Comparison of Lambrakis Press Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, Lambrakis Press Group'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.


Lambrakis Press Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Lambrakis Press Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lambrakis Press Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Lambrakis Press Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lambrakis Press Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(100.57 + 50.113) / -17.293
=-8.71

Lambrakis Press Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(105.209 + 46.215) / -15.764
=-9.61

* 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. 2013) EBITDA data.


Lambrakis Press Group  (ATH:DOL) 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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Lambrakis Press Group (ATH:DOL) Business Description

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Lambrakis Press Group is engaged in mass media sector which includes publishing, printing digital economy, tourism and information technology.