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Alcoa (ARNC.PR.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.30 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Alcoa Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Alcoa's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $805.00 Mil. Alcoa's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $9,501.00 Mil. Alcoa's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $3,128.00 Mil. Alcoa's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 3.29.

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

ARNC.PR.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 5.85
Current: 5.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Alcoa was 5.85. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

ARNC.PR.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 2.015 vs ARNC.PR.PFD: 5.85

Alcoa Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcoa'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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Alcoa Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Alcoa Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.05 3.88 141.00 3.78 4.49

Alcoa Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 3.59 -8.43 4.75 2.94 3.30

Competitive Comparison of Alcoa's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Aluminum subindustry, Alcoa'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.


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

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

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



Alcoa Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Alcoa's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(59 + 9044) / 2026
=4.49

Alcoa's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(805 + 9501) / 3128
=3.29

* 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. 2016) EBITDA data.


Alcoa  (AMEX:ARNC.PR.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.


Alcoa Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Alcoa (ARNC.PR.PFD) Business Description

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Arconic Inc, formerly known as Alcoa Inc was first incorporated as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company on October 1, 1888. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and engineering lightweight metals. Its products include aluminum, titanium, and nickel, used in aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. The Company is also engaged in the production and management of aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active participation in all aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. It has investments and operating activities in, among others, Australia, Brazil, China, Guinea, Iceland, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The Company operates in segments including Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Company's Global Rolled Products segment represents its midstream operations. The Engineered Products and Solutions segment represents a portion of the Company's downstream operations. Its downstream portfolio includes two segments Engineered Products and Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Engineered Products and Solutions consist of Alcoa Titanium & Engineered Products; Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings; Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions; and Alcoa Power and Propulsion. The Company's Transportation and Construction Solutions segment represents a portion of its downstream operations. The raw materials used includes bauxite, alloying materials, caustic soda, alumina, electricity, aluminum fluoride, fuel oil, calcined petroleum coke, lime (CaO), cathode blocks, natural gas, electricity, liquid pitch, natural gas, titanium alloys, titanium sponge and resin. The Company's trademark products include Howmet metal castings, Huck fasteners, Kawneer building panels and Dura-Bright wheels with easy-clean surface treatments.
Executives
Joseph S Cantie director C/O DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Amy E Alving director ARCONIC INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tolga I Oal director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSTBURGH PA 15212
John C Plant director, officer: Chairman and Co-CEO C/O MASCO CORPORATION, 17450 COLLEGE PARKWAY, LIVONIA MI 48152
Jody Miller director 225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
James F Albaugh director C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ulrich Schmidt director PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP., 4650 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 400, PORTLAND OR 97239
Nicole Weyerhaeuser Piasecki director 2000 WELLS FARGO PLACE, 30 EAST 7TH STREET, SAINT PAUL MN 55101-4930
Robert F Leduc director UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
David J Miller director C/O ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Neil Edward Marchuk officer: EVP, HR 12025 TECH CENTER DRIVE, LIVONIA MI 48150
Katherine H Ramundo officer: CLO and Corporate Secretary C/O APTIV, 5725 INNOVATION DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
W Paul Myron officer: Vice President and Controller ALCOA INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-4608
Ken Giacobbe officer: CFO ALCOA INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-4608
Timothy Donald Myers officer: Executive Vice President ALCOA INC., 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-4608

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