PennPetro Energy (LSE:PPP) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is PennPetro Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

PennPetro Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.34 Mil. PennPetro Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.00 Mil. PennPetro Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 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 PennPetro Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PPP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -44.13   Med: -5.8   Max: -0.48
Current: -0.48

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of PennPetro Energy was -0.48. The lowest was -44.13. And the median was -5.80.

LSE:PPP's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 2 vs LSE:PPP: -0.48

PennPetro Energy  (LSE:PPP) 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.


PennPetro Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


PennPetro Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PennPetro Energy'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.

PennPetro Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

PennPetro Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -7.60 -4.17 -0.50 -5.02 -0.49

PennPetro Energy Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Mar26
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 -1.95 -0.29 -3.91 -6.47 N/A

LSE:PPP vs COP, EOG, FANG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, PennPetro Energy'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.


PennPetro Energy Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



PennPetro Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

PennPetro Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.342 + 0) / -0.702
=-0.49

PennPetro Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 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 two times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.


PennPetro Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 27-28 Eastcastle Street, Eastcastle House, London, GBR, W1W 8DH
PennPetro Energy PLC operates as an oil and gas production company. The principal activity of the group is onshore oil and gas exploration and production in the United States of America. It operates in two geographical areas, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.