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Velocity Energy (Velocity Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.40 (As of Jun. 2009)


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What is Velocity Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Velocity Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was $11.64 Mil. Velocity Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was $0.00 Mil. Velocity Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was $-3.42 Mil. Velocity Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 was -3.40.

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

VCYE's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Velocity Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Velocity Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Debt-to-EBITDA
-0.51 - -11.22 -2.08

Velocity Energy Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09
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 10.71 -0.75 -0.86 -2.65 -3.40

Competitive Comparison of Velocity Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Velocity Energy'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.


Velocity Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Velocity Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Velocity Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Velocity Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.736 + 9.099) / -5.207
=-2.08

Velocity Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(11.635 + 0) / -3.424
=-3.40

* 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. 2009) EBITDA data.


Velocity Energy  (OTCPK:VCYE) 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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Velocity Energy (Velocity Energy) Business Description

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Address
523 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 175, Houston, TX, USA, 77060
Velocity Energy Inc is an oil and gas exploration and production company. It is engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of natural gas and oil.
Executives
Michael J Pawelek director, officer: President and CEO 300 EAST SONTERRA BLVD. STE 1220 SAN ANTONIO TX 78258
Peter Benz 10 percent owner 171 MADISON AVE., 17 FL.,, NEW YORK NY 10016
Longview Fund Lp 10 percent owner VIKING ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 66 BOVET ROAD, SUITE 320, SAN MATEO, CA 94402
Howard J Taylor director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO STE. 194 48 PAR LA VILLE RD HAMILTON D0 HM11

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