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ION Geophysical (FRA:IO8N) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.18 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is ION Geophysical Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ION Geophysical's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was €29.50 Mil. ION Geophysical's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was €118.91 Mil. ION Geophysical's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was €68.23 Mil. ION Geophysical's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 2.18.

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

FRA:IO8N's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

ION Geophysical Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ION Geophysical'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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ION Geophysical Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

ION Geophysical Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.77 3.07 59.00 9.54 10.20

ION Geophysical Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 -7.17 18.03 -7.08 -9.60 2.18

Competitive Comparison of ION Geophysical's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, ION Geophysical'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.


ION Geophysical's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



ION Geophysical Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ION Geophysical's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(124.369 + 31.542) / 15.293
=10.19

ION Geophysical's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(29.504 + 118.905) / 68.228
=2.18

* 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. 2021) EBITDA data.


ION Geophysical  (FRA:IO8N) 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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ION Geophysical (FRA:IO8N) Business Description

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Address
2105 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77042-2855
ION Geophysical Corp is a United States-based technology-focused company, which provides geoscience products, services, and solutions to the global oil and gas industry. The company operates through two segments: E&P Technology & Services and E&P Operations Optimization. It generates the majority of its revenue comes from the Technology & Services segment which creates digital data assets and delivers services to E&P(exploration and production) companies. Its geographical segments are Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, and others.

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