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Afriquia Gaz (CAS:GAZ) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Afriquia Gaz Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Afriquia Gaz's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD114 Mil. Afriquia Gaz's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD894 Mil. Afriquia Gaz's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD894 Mil. Afriquia Gaz's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.13.

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

CAS:GAZ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 0.87   Max: 1.17
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Afriquia Gaz was 1.17. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 0.87.

CAS:GAZ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
73.3% of 719 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.77 vs CAS:GAZ: 0.84

Afriquia Gaz Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Afriquia Gaz'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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Afriquia Gaz Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Afriquia Gaz 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 0.76 1.05 0.89 0.70 0.84

Afriquia Gaz Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1.16 0.62 0.88 0.66 1.13

Competitive Comparison of Afriquia Gaz's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Afriquia Gaz'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.


Afriquia Gaz's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Afriquia Gaz Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Afriquia Gaz'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
=(113.874 + 893.658) / 1197.084
=0.84

Afriquia Gaz's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(113.874 + 893.658) / 893.528
=1.13

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Afriquia Gaz  (CAS:GAZ) 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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Afriquia Gaz (CAS:GAZ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
139 Boulevard Moulay Ismail, Casablanca, MAR, 20700
Afriquia Gaz is a Morocco-based company engaged in the business of distributing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) such as butane, propane and its by-products. The company is also involved in the import, export, trade, refining, storage, stocking, transportation, deposit and administration of LPG. It markets its products under five brands namely Afriquia Gaz, Tissir Gaz, Campingaz, Ultragaz and National Gaz.

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