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PEGX (The Pegasus) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.50 (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is The Pegasus Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The Pegasus's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.22 Mil. The Pegasus's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $9.62 Mil. The Pegasus's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-19.52 Mil. The Pegasus's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.50.

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 The Pegasus's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PEGX's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

The Pegasus Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Pegasus'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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The Pegasus Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The Pegasus Annual Data
Trend Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.03 7.32 8.38 0.19 -0.59

The Pegasus Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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 -0.52 -0.46 -0.43 -0.33 -0.50

Competitive Comparison of The Pegasus's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, The Pegasus'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.


The Pegasus's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Pegasus's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Pegasus Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The Pegasus's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.214 + 7.901) / -13.681
=-0.59

The Pegasus's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.22 + 9.624) / -19.516
=-0.50

* 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. 2006) EBITDA data.


The Pegasus  (OTCPK:PEGX) 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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The Pegasus Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
225 City Line Avenue, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA, 19004
The Pegasus Companies Inc is the holding company for a variety of satellite and media companies. The company previously operated as an independent provider of DIRECTV to more than 1.1 million subscribers but went into bankruptcy following the termination of the relationship. The company primarily owns and operates six broadcast TV stations and operates three others. These stations serve markets in Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
Executives
Peninsula Investment Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Peninsula Capital Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
James Mcentee director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Ronald B Stark officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Par Capital Management Inc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, FL 48, BOSTON MA 02116
Pegasus Capital Llc 10 percent owner C/O PEGASUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P., 750 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, STAMFORD CT 06902

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