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AJ Lucas Group (ASX:AJL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.04 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AJ Lucas Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

AJ Lucas Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$39.1 Mil. AJ Lucas Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$87.3 Mil. AJ Lucas Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$20.9 Mil. AJ Lucas Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.04.

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 AJ Lucas Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:AJL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -48.57   Med: 4.41   Max: 58.81
Current: 7.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of AJ Lucas Group was 58.81. The lowest was -48.57. And the median was 4.41.

ASX:AJL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
81.97% of 488 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.63 vs ASX:AJL: 7.40

AJ Lucas Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for AJ Lucas Group'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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AJ Lucas Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

AJ Lucas Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.17 4.81 5.22 8.08 -0.93

AJ Lucas Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 5.34 18.51 -0.42 9.58 6.04

Competitive Comparison of AJ Lucas Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Coking Coal subindustry, AJ Lucas Group'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.


AJ Lucas Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, AJ Lucas Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



AJ Lucas Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

AJ Lucas Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(38.369 + 88.541) / -136.001
=-0.93

AJ Lucas Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(39.109 + 87.259) / 20.926
=6.04

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


AJ Lucas Group  (ASX:AJL) 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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AJ Lucas Group (ASX:AJL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
167 Eagle Street, Level 22, Emirates House, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4000
AJ Lucas Group Ltd is a provider of drilling services in Australia in the coal sector, but also in the wider energy, water, and wastewater and resources sectors. The company is structured into two principal operating segments: Drilling and UK Oil & Gas Operations. All of the company's revenues are generated from the Drilling segment in Australia.

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