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CDVIQ (Cal Dive International) Debt-to-EBITDA : -300.75 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Cal Dive International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cal Dive International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $270.7 Mil. Cal Dive International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.0 Mil. Cal Dive International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.9 Mil. Cal Dive International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -300.75.

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 Cal Dive International's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CDVIQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.78
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Cal Dive International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cal Dive International'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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Cal Dive International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cal Dive International Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 -0.68 -13.83 -7.28 28.24

Cal Dive International Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 3.61 -20.33 -698.62 -2.54 -300.75

Competitive Comparison of Cal Dive International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Cal Dive International'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.


Cal Dive International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Cal Dive International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cal Dive International's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(13.989 + 179.464) / 6.85
=28.24

Cal Dive International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(270.671 + 0) / -0.9
=-300.75

* 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. 2014) EBITDA data.


Cal Dive International  (OTCPK:CDVIQ) 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.


Cal Dive International Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cal Dive International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 2200, Houston, TX, USA, 77042
Cal Dive International Inc is a marine contracting company. It provides manned diving, pipelay and pipe burial, platform installation and salvage and light well intervention services to offshore oil and natural gas industry. The company operates in Gulf of Mexico, Outer continental shelf, northeastern U.S., Latin America, Southeast Asia, China, Australia, West Africa, the Middle East and Europe. It also owns diversified fleet of vessels including surface and saturation dive support vessels and construction barges. The firm generates majority of the revenues from the United States.
Executives
Lisa Manget Buchanan officer: EVP & General Counsel 2500 CITYWEST BOULEVARD SUITE 2200 HOUSTON TX 77042
Patteson Donald Douglas Jr director 1111 BAGBY, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Brent D. Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer 2500 CITYWEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX 77042
John T Mills director MARATHON OIL CORP, 5555 SAN FELIPE ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77056
Todd A Dittmann director C/O ANGELO, GORDON & CO., L.P., 712 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1300, HOUSTON TX 77002
William L Transier director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Owen E Kratz director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Bruce Koch officer: Chief Financial Officer NABORS CORP SERVICES, 515 W GREENS RD SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
Martin R Ferron director 30 CHAMPIONS BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77069