Manganese Bronze Holdings (LSE:MNGS) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2012)

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What is Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Manganese Bronze Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was £0.00 Mil. Manganese Bronze Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was £0.00 Mil. Manganese Bronze Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was £0.00 Mil.

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 Manganese Bronze Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MNGS's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 2.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Manganese Bronze Holdings  (LSE:MNGS) 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.


Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Manganese Bronze Holdings'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.

Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Manganese Bronze Holdings'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.


Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Manganese Bronze Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Manganese Bronze Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Manganese Bronze Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Manganese Bronze Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Manganese Bronze Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

* 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 (Jun. 2012) EBITDA data.


Manganese Bronze Holdings Business Description

Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC provides automotive and taxi services in the UK. It is currently organised into three operating divisions - vehicle sales, vehicle services, and Shanghai LTI. The vehicle sales segment includes the design, development, assembly, and retailing of new purpose-built taxis, along with the sale of used vehicles taken in part exchange, parts, and vehicle maintenance. The vehicle services segment comprises taxi finance. The Shanghai LTI segment is the joint venture based in Shanghai, China, which assembles the London Taxi under license from the company. The company's operations are located in the United Kingdom and China.