GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Energy » Oil & Gas » Era Group Inc (NYSE:ERA) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA

Era Group (Era Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.65 (As of Mar. 2020)


View and export this data going back to 2013. Start your Free Trial

What is Era Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Era Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $17.9 Mil. Era Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $149.1 Mil. Era Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $19.3 Mil. Era Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 8.65.

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

ERA'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.

Era Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Era 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.

* Premium members only.

Era Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Era Group 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 3.16 4.91 -2.27 2.36 4.57

Era Group Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 6.79 5.08 3.76 3.82 8.65

Competitive Comparison of Era Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Era 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.


Era Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Era Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Era Group'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
=(18.317 + 149.647) / 36.746
=4.57

Era Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(17.901 + 149.107) / 19.304
=8.65

* 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 (Mar. 2020) EBITDA data.


Era Group  (NYSE:ERA) 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.


Era Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Era Group's Debt-to-EBITDA provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Era Group (Era Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
945 Bunker Hill Road, Suite 650, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Era Group Inc provides helicopter transportation services primarily to the oil and gas exploration, development, and production companies. Its helicopter services include emergency response search and rescue; Alaska flightseeing tours; and other services, as well as utility services to support firefighting, mining, power line, and pipeline survey activities. The company also leases helicopters to third parties and foreign affiliates; engineers, manufactures, and distributes after-market helicopter parts and accessories; and provides classroom instruction, flight simulator, and other training services.

Era Group (Era Group) Headlines

From GuruFocus

Bristow Completes Merger with Era

By Marketwired Marketwired 06-12-2020

Arnold Van Den Berg Buys Shares of Helicopter Operating Company

By Kyle Ferguson Kyle Ferguson 04-22-2016

Era Group: A Value Pick at Current Levels

By Faisal Humayun Faisal Humayun 07-13-2017

Era Group Announces Q2 2018 Earnings Release Call

By Marketwired Marketwired 08-01-2018

Era Group Announces Q1 2019 Earnings Release Call

By Marketwired Marketwired 05-01-2019

Era Group Announces Q3 2018 Earnings Release Call

By Marketwired Marketwired 10-31-2018

Era Group Announces Q1 2018 Earnings Release Call

By GlobeNewswire GlobeNewswire 04-24-2018