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Public Power (Public Power) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.22 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Public Power Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Public Power's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,597 Mil. Public Power's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,011 Mil. Public Power's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,053 Mil. Public Power's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.22.

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 Public Power's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PUPOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -677.13   Med: 4.35   Max: 6.58
Current: 3.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Public Power was 6.58. The lowest was -677.13. And the median was 4.35.

PUPOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
57.89% of 323 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 4.36 vs PUPOF: 3.51

Public Power Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Public Power'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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Public Power Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Public Power Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.24 4.36 6.58 4.84 3.51

Public Power Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 8.84 4.41 5.14 3.08 3.22

Competitive Comparison of Public Power's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Public Power'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.


Public Power's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Public Power's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Public Power Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Public Power's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1596.906 + 5011.052) / 1881.807
=3.51

Public Power's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1596.906 + 5011.052) / 2053.286
=3.22

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Public Power  (OTCPK:PUPOF) 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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Public Power (Public Power) Business Description

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Address
30, Chalkokondyli Street, Athens, GRC, 104 32
Public Power Corp SA, or PPC, is a public electric utility company of which the Hellenic Republic is the majority shareholder. PPC is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy. With its subsidiaries, the company operates a portfolio of natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power plants. PPC's thermal energy generating facilities are responsible for the majority of the company's electricity production. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from energy sales. These mostly take the form of sales of low-voltage electricity to residential and small commercial consumers. PPC retains a considerable market share in Europe's Interconnected System electric grid.

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