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Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Debt-to-EBITDA : 35.81 (As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Mansfelder Metals Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Mansfelder Metals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was $12.3 Mil. Mansfelder Metals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was $0.0 Mil. Mansfelder Metals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was $0.3 Mil. Mansfelder Metals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was 35.81.

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 Mansfelder Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

MNSF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 2.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Mansfelder Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mansfelder Metals'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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Mansfelder Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Mansfelder Metals Annual Data
Trend Jul97 Jul98 Jul99 Jul00 Jul01 Jul02 Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Dec06
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -3.48 -211.74

Mansfelder Metals Quarterly Data
Oct02 Jan03 Apr03 Jul03 Oct03 Jan04 Apr04 Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05 Jul05 Oct05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 10.01 124.28 12.60 5.78 35.81

Competitive Comparison of Mansfelder Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Aluminum subindustry, Mansfelder Metals'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.


Mansfelder Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Mansfelder Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mansfelder Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Mansfelder Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 11.434) / -0.054
=-211.74

Mansfelder Metals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(12.32 + 0) / 0.344
=35.81

* 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. 2007) EBITDA data.


Mansfelder Metals  (OTCPK:MNSF) 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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Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Business Description

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Unit 803, Dina House, Ruttonjee Centre 11 Duddell Street, Central, HKG, 200070
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Mansfelder Metals Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and trading of aluminum products.
Executives
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Stefan Feuerstein officer: Chief Operating Officer BERLIN CHARLOTTEN STR 59, GERMANY D-1017 2M 00000
Mfc Bancorp Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2103 SHANGHAI MART TOWER, 2299 YAN AN ROAD WEST, CHANGNING DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 200336
Gavin James R Iii director BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC, ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015

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