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Central Wireless (Central Wireless) Debt-to-EBITDA : -27.86 (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Central Wireless Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Central Wireless's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $2.01 Mil. Central Wireless's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. Central Wireless's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.07 Mil. Central Wireless's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -27.86.

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

CWIR's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.14
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Central Wireless Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Wireless'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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Central Wireless Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Central Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A -2.48 -0.33 -1.83 -6.05

Central Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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 -18.03 -11.82 -25.89 -0.44 -27.86

Competitive Comparison of Central Wireless's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Central Wireless'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.


Central Wireless's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Central Wireless's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Central Wireless Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Central Wireless's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.796 + 0) / -0.297
=-6.05

Central Wireless's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.006 + 0) / -0.072
=-27.86

* 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. 2006) EBITDA data.


Central Wireless  (OTCPK:CWIR) 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.


Central Wireless Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Central Wireless (Central Wireless) Business Description

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Central Wireless Inc is a development company.

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