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PERF Go-Green Holdings (PERF Go-Green Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.36 (As of Dec. 2009)


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What is PERF Go-Green Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

PERF Go-Green Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 was $0.93 Mil. PERF Go-Green Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 was $0.54 Mil. PERF Go-Green Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 was $-4.05 Mil. PERF Go-Green Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 was -0.36.

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 PERF Go-Green Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PGOG's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 2.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

PERF Go-Green Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for PERF Go-Green Holdings'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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PERF Go-Green Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

PERF Go-Green Holdings Annual Data
Trend Oct06 Oct07 Mar09
Debt-to-EBITDA
- - -0.01

PERF Go-Green Holdings Quarterly Data
Jan07 Apr07 Jul07 Oct07 Jan08 Apr08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.08 -0.06 -0.01 -0.35 -0.36

Competitive Comparison of PERF Go-Green Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, PERF Go-Green Holdings'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.


PERF Go-Green Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, PERF Go-Green Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PERF Go-Green Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



PERF Go-Green Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

PERF Go-Green Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2009 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.068 + 0.139) / -19.22
=-0.01

PERF Go-Green Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.927 + 0.538) / -4.052
=-0.36

* 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. 2009) EBITDA data.


PERF Go-Green Holdings  (GREY:PGOG) 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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PERF Go-Green Holdings (PERF Go-Green Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12 E. 52nd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Website
PERF Go-Green Holdings Inc is engaged in the production of biodegradable plastic products.

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