MNP Petroleum (MNP Petroleum) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.06 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is MNP Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MNP Petroleum's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.17 Mil. MNP Petroleum's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. MNP Petroleum's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $-2.98 Mil. MNP Petroleum's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -0.06.

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 MNP Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

MNAP's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked ^*
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

MNP Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MNP Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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MNP Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Competitive Comparison of MNP Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, MNP Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

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MNP Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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MNP Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MNP Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(0	+	0)	/	-6.506
	=	0.00

MNP Petroleum's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(0.169	+	0)	/	-2.984
	=	-0.06

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. 2015) EBITDA data.

MNP Petroleum (OTCPK:MNAP) 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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MNP Petroleum (MNP Petroleum) Business Description

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Address

Bahnhofstrasse 9, P.O. Box 1259, Baar, Zug, CHE, 6341

Website

http://www.mnppetroleum.com

MNP Petroleum Corp is engaged in the business of exploration and development of oil and gas resources, primarily in Central and East Asia. The company conducts its operations directly through participation in ventures with other oil and gas companies. Besides, it is also involved in exploration projects in Tajikistan. The company holds approximately 90% equity interest in CJSC Somon Oil which owns a working interest in two petroleum exploration licenses in the Fergana Basin.

Executives

Libra Advisors Llc	10 percent owner	767 THIRD AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ranjan Tandon	10 percent owner	909 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Libra Fund, L.p.	10 percent owner	767 THIRD AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Libra Associates Llc	10 percent owner	777 THIRD AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Steven Andrew Sanders	director, officer: Secretary	431 EAST 20TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10010

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