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Western Resources (TSX:WRX) Debt-to-EBITDA : -759.83 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Western Resources Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Western Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was C$20.35 Mil. Western Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was C$86.02 Mil. Western Resources's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was C$-0.14 Mil. Western Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -759.83.

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 Western Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:WRX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -148.36   Med: -10.98   Max: 23.18
Current: -148.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Western Resources was 23.18. The lowest was -148.36. And the median was -10.98.

TSX:WRX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 531 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs TSX:WRX: -148.36

Western Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Resources'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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Western Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Western Resources Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.98 -12.08 -12.27 8.18 23.18

Western Resources Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -34.45 848.20 26.30 -16.36 -759.83

Competitive Comparison of Western Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Western Resources'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.


Western Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Western Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Western Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.295 + 74.739) / 3.367
=23.18

Western Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(20.352 + 86.024) / -0.14
=-759.83

* 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 (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


Western Resources  (TSX:WRX) 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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Western Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
666 Burrard Street, Suite 2500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2X8
Western Resources Corp is a resource company focused on the development of its potash project in Canada owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Potash Corp, located in Southern Saskatchewan. Its objectives are to complete Phase I of the Milestone Project to prove a new mining technology, which will then be applied to Phases 2 and 3 to develop potash deposits in an environmentally friendly model. The company's two reportable operating segments are the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties and the investment in real estate projects in Canada.
Executives
Jian Xing 10% Security Holder, Deemed Insider - 6 Months before becoming Insider, Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Frederick Christiaan Venter Director, Senior Officer

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