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Pampa Energia (Pampa Energia) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.54 (As of Sep. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Pampa Energia's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $354 Mil. Pampa Energia's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,299 Mil. Pampa Energia's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,076 Mil. Pampa Energia's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.54.

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

PAM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 2.04   Max: 5.4
Current: 1.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Pampa Energia was 5.40. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 2.04.

PAM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
79.26% of 323 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 4.46 vs PAM: 1.82

Pampa Energia Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pampa Energia'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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Pampa Energia Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.40 2.32 3.05 1.88 1.61

Pampa Energia Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.55 0.77 1.68 1.34 1.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Pampa Energia'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.


Pampa Energia Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Pampa Energia's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pampa Energia Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Pampa Energia's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(289.317 + 1420.285) / 1061.532
=1.61

Pampa Energia's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(353.813 + 1299.328) / 1075.584
=1.54

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Pampa Energia  (NYSE:PAM) 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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Pampa Energia (Pampa Energia) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Maipu 1, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1084ABA
Pampa Energia SA and its subsidiaries are engaged in the Energy business. The operating business segments of the firm are Electricity generation, Electricity distribution, Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, and Holding and other business. The company derives the maximum revenue from the Distribution of energy.