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Noranda Aluminum Holding (Noranda Aluminum Holding) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.08 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Noranda Aluminum Holding Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Noranda Aluminum Holding's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $742 Mil. Noranda Aluminum Holding's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $0 Mil. Noranda Aluminum Holding's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $-686 Mil. Noranda Aluminum Holding's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -1.08.

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 Noranda Aluminum Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NORNQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Noranda Aluminum Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noranda Aluminum Holding'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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Noranda Aluminum Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Noranda Aluminum Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 4.48 10.03 6.01 -4.66

Noranda Aluminum Holding Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 3.51 4.85 51.42 -5.94 -1.08

Competitive Comparison of Noranda Aluminum Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Aluminum subindustry, Noranda Aluminum Holding'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.


Noranda Aluminum Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Noranda Aluminum Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Noranda Aluminum Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Noranda Aluminum Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(742.3 + 0) / -159.4
=-4.66

Noranda Aluminum Holding's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(742.3 + 0) / -685.6
=-1.08

* 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 (Dec. 2015) EBITDA data.


Noranda Aluminum Holding  (OTCPK:NORNQ) 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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Noranda Aluminum Holding (Noranda Aluminum Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
801 Crescent Centre Drive, Suite 600, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation is an integrated producer of value-added primary aluminum products and rolled aluminum coils. The company's downstream business is one of the largest aluminum foil producers in North America. Its upstream business is a large producer of primary aluminum in the U.S.
Executives
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Gail E Lehman officer: Gen Counsel/Sec/Chief Adm Off 801 CRESCENT CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 600, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Thomas R Miklich director C/O OM GROUP INC 50 PACIFIC SQUARE #3500 CLEVELAND OH 44113
Dale W Boyles officer: Chief Financial Officer 1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27105
Pasquale Fiore director 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
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