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WPX Energy (WPX Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.58 (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is WPX Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

WPX Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was $0.00 Mil. WPX Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was $3,213.00 Mil. WPX Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was $424.00 Mil. WPX Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 7.58.

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

WPXP.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.27   Med: 1.86   Max: 88.21
Current: 88.21

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WPX Energy was 88.21. The lowest was -13.27. And the median was 1.86.

WPXP.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.7 vs WPXP.PFD: 88.21

WPX Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPX 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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WPX Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

WPX Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.78 -13.27 3.40 1.98 1.60

WPX Energy Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 1.25 4.47 20.00 -3.79 7.58

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

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, WPX 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.


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

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

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



WPX Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

WPX Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(68 + 2202) / 1415
=1.60

WPX Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 3213) / 424
=7.58

* 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 (Sep. 2020) EBITDA data.


WPX Energy  (NYSE:WPXP.PFD) 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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WPX Energy (WPX Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3500 One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74172-0172
WPX Energy, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an unconventional oil and gas producer with acreage in the Williston Basin (Bakken), the Permian Basin, and the Rockies. At the end of 2019, the company reported net proven reserves of 528 million barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 167 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2019, at a ratio of 79% liquids and 21% natural gas.
Executives
Swanson Douglas E Jr director 1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4900, HOUSTON TX 77002
D Martin Phillips director 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Encap Partners Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024
Felix Energy Investments Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner 1530 16TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Felix Investments Holdings Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner 1530 16TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Encap Energy Capital Fund X, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024
Angela Kouplen officer: SVP and CIO 2425 SOUTH YUKON, TULSA OK 74107
Valerie Williams director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Faulkner Stephen L Jr officer: VP and Controller 3500 ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Clay M Gaspar officer: Senior Vice President 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Richard E Muncrief officer: President and CEO 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Karl F Kurz director DEVON ENERGY CORP., 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Dennis C Cameron officer: SVP and General Counsel DEVON ENERGY, 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Kelt Kindick director DEVON ENERGY CORP, 333 W SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
David F Work director