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Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel (BSP:CPLE6) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.13 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$3,414 Mil. Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$13,153 Mil. Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$5,287 Mil. Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.13.

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 Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CPLE6' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.64   Med: 3.54   Max: 5.61
Current: 3.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel was 5.61. The lowest was 1.64. And the median was 3.54.

BSP:CPLE6's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
53.2% of 453 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.93 vs BSP:CPLE6: 3.48

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel'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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Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel 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 3.05 1.64 2.14 5.61 3.85

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel 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 7.72 3.03 3.33 4.09 3.13

Competitive Comparison of Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel'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.


Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel'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
=(1951.371 + 13281.394) / 3961.634
=3.85

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel'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
=(3414.477 + 13152.993) / 5286.748
=3.13

* 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.


Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel  (BSP:CPLE6) 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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Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel Business Description

Address
Rua Jose Izidoro Biazetto, 158, Bloco A, Mossungue, Curitiba, PR, BRA, 81200-240
Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel is engaged in the areas of generation, transmission, commercialization and distribution of energy. It operates a comprehensive and effective electrical system with its own generating plants, transmission lines, substations, electrical lines and grids of the distribution system. The company's reportable segments include Power generation and transmission, Power distribution, GAS, Power sale, Holding and Services. Majority of its revenue is generated from the Power generation and transmission segment under which it produces electricity from hydraulic, wind, and thermal projects and provides services of transmission and transformation of electric power and other related services.

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