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Solar Energy Initiatives (Solar Energy Initiatives) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.16 (As of Apr. 2013)


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What is Solar Energy Initiatives Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Solar Energy Initiatives's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 was $0.20 Mil. Solar Energy Initiatives's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 was $0.00 Mil. Solar Energy Initiatives's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 was $-1.28 Mil. Solar Energy Initiatives's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 was -0.16.

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 Solar Energy Initiatives's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SNRY's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 3.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Solar Energy Initiatives Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solar Energy Initiatives'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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Solar Energy Initiatives Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Solar Energy Initiatives Annual Data
Trend Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -0.02 -0.02 -0.09

Solar Energy Initiatives Quarterly Data
Jul08 Oct08 Jan09 Apr09 Jul09 Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13
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 -0.30 -0.03 -0.24 -2.00 -0.16

Competitive Comparison of Solar Energy Initiatives's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Solar Energy Initiatives'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.


Solar Energy Initiatives's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Solar Energy Initiatives's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Solar Energy Initiatives Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Solar Energy Initiatives's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.12 + 0) / -1.283
=-0.09

Solar Energy Initiatives's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.201 + 0) / -1.284
=-0.16

* 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 (Apr. 2013) EBITDA data.


Solar Energy Initiatives  (OTCPK:SNRY) 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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Solar Energy Initiatives (Solar Energy Initiatives) Business Description

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Solar Energy Initiatives Inc offers cybersecurity simulation and educational content - the tools to mitigate vulnerabilities and bolster cyber defense.

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