Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.82 (As of Dec. 2008)

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What is Berger Paints Jamaica Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Berger Paints Jamaica's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was JMD47 Mil. Berger Paints Jamaica's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was JMD0 Mil. Berger Paints Jamaica's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was JMD57 Mil. Berger Paints Jamaica's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was 0.82.

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 Berger Paints Jamaica's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XJAM:BRG's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked ^*
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 2.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Berger Paints Jamaica Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berger Paints Jamaica'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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Berger Paints Jamaica Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Berger Paints Jamaica Annual Data

Trend

Dec08

Debt-to-EBITDA

0.82

Berger Paints Jamaica Semi-Annual Data
	Dec08
Debt-to-EBITDA	0.82

Competitive Comparison of Berger Paints Jamaica's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Berger Paints Jamaica'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.

Berger Paints Jamaica's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Berger Paints Jamaica's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berger Paints Jamaica's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

Berger Paints Jamaica Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Berger Paints Jamaica'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
	=	(46.791	+	0)	/	57.024
	=	0.82

Berger Paints Jamaica's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
	=	(46.791	+	0)	/	57.024
	=	0.82

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 one times the quarterly (Dec. 2008) EBITDA data.

Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) 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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Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) Business Description

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Address

256 Spanish Town Road, P O Box 8, Kingston, JAM, 11

Website

https://www.bergerpaintscaribbean.com

Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of paint and paint related products. The company's products and services include consumer service, protective coatings, marine paints and architectural and wood finishes. It offers paints, primers, textures, wood finishes, and light industrial finishes. It serves homes and institutions. The group has a strong presence in five regions of the world, including Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South Pacific, and the Caribbean, through its five corporate brands - Berger International, Asian Paints, SCIB Paints, Apco Coatings, Taubmans, and Kadisco.