TRITF (Tri-Tech Holding) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Tri-Tech Holding Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Tri-Tech Holding's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.00 Mil. Tri-Tech Holding's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.00 Mil. Tri-Tech Holding's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.00 Mil.

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

TRITF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 2.925
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Tri-Tech Holding  (OTCPK:TRITF) 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.

Tri-Tech Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Tri-Tech Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tri-Tech 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.

Tri-Tech Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Tri-Tech Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.75 48.95 -0.52 -0.00

Tri-Tech Holding Quarterly Data
Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Dec14
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 -43.09 19.29 -6.19 -0.13 N/A

TRITF vs AWX, IDSA, EXPL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Tri-Tech 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.

Tri-Tech Holding Debt-to-EBITDA vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Tri-Tech Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


Tri-Tech Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Tri-Tech Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0.004) / -6.771
=-0.00

Tri-Tech Holding's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0.004) / 0
=N/A

* 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. 2014) EBITDA data.

Tri-Tech Holding Business Description

Address No.101 Jingshun Road, Floor 16, Tower B, Renji Plaza, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100102
Tri-Tech Holding Inc provides consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, and technical services. It operates through the Water, Wastewater Treatment, and Municipal Infrastructure; and Industrial Pollution Control and Safety segments. The Water, Wastewater Treatment, and Municipal Infrastructure segment focus on the municipal water supply and distribution, wastewater treatment, and gray water recycling. The Industrial Pollution Control and Safety segment comprises of activities such as zero liquid discharge, multi-effect evaporation, multi-flash evaporation, as well as emissions control. The company serves the government, state-owned entities, and commercial clients. It has business presence across China, India, Middle East and the United States.