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Massuh (BUE:MASU6.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA : -16.52 (As of Jun. 2008)


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What is Massuh Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Massuh's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was ARS100.74 Mil. Massuh's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was ARS38.78 Mil. Massuh's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was ARS-8.44 Mil. Massuh's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was -16.52.

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

BUE:MASU6.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 3.38
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Massuh Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Massuh'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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Massuh Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Massuh Annual Data
Trend Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 3.58 8.46 9.39 -16.52

Massuh Semi-Annual Data
Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 3.58 8.46 9.39 -16.52

Competitive Comparison of Massuh's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Massuh'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.


Massuh's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Massuh's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Massuh Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Massuh's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(100.737 + 38.778) / -8.443
=-16.52

Massuh's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(100.737 + 38.778) / -8.443
=-16.52

* 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 one times the quarterly (Jun. 2008) EBITDA data.


Massuh  (BUE:MASU6.PFD) 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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