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MDA Space (TSX:MDA) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.49 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is MDA Space Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MDA Space's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$16 Mil. MDA Space's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$121 Mil. MDA Space's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$282 Mil. MDA Space's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.49.

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 MDA Space's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:MDA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 1.52   Max: 3.41
Current: 0.6

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MDA Space was 3.41. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 1.52.

TSX:MDA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
77.06% of 231 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.08 vs TSX:MDA: 0.60

MDA Space Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MDA Space'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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MDA Space Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

MDA Space Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A 1.30 1.74 3.41 0.60

MDA Space Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 3.66 2.95 2.80 1.50 0.49

Competitive Comparison of MDA Space's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, MDA Space'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.


MDA Space's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, MDA Space's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MDA Space Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MDA Space's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(16.2 + 120.6) / 230
=0.59

MDA Space's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(16.2 + 120.6) / 281.6
=0.49

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


MDA Space  (TSX:MDA) 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.


MDA Space Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MDA Space Business Description

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Address
7500 Financial Drive, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6Y 6K7
MDA Space Ltd is a developer and manufacturer of technology and services to the space industry. It is an international space mission partner and robotics, satellite systems, and geo-intelligence pioneer. It is engaged in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from Canada.
Executives
John Carter Risley Director
Michael Philip Greenley Director, Senior Officer
Guillaume Lavoie Senior Officer
Yung Cheng Wu Director
Janet Marie Mceachern Senior Officer
Karl W. Smith Director
Brendan Paddick Director
Louis Vachon Director
Vito Culmone Senior Officer
James Balsillie Director
Edgepoint Investment Group Inc. 10% Security Holder
Richard Emile Joseph Florizone Director
Antonio Pagano Director

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