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Metrodome Group (LSE:3369) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.59 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Metrodome Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Metrodome Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was £2.56 Mil. Metrodome Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was £0.24 Mil. Metrodome Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was £-1.08 Mil. Metrodome Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was -2.59.

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

LSE:3369's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.665
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Metrodome Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metrodome Group'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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Metrodome Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Metrodome Group Annual Data
Trend Mar03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 - 0.71 -0.92 0.84

Metrodome Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar03 Sep03 Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12
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 -3.40 0.59 -0.45 0.33 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Metrodome Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Metrodome Group'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.


Metrodome Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Metrodome Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Metrodome Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Metrodome Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.558 + 0.237) / 3.312
=0.84

Metrodome Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.558 + 0.237) / -1.08
=-2.59

* 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. 2012) EBITDA data.


Metrodome Group  (LSE:3369) 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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